Senior Engineer Restraint System - Steering Wheels

About the role

Our Client are currently seeking a Senior Engineer, Restraint System - Steering Wheels.

Responsibilities

• Perform the design release of steering wheels across the whole product lifetime: from system specification development, sourcing, packaging, drawing release, design validation to ramp up, manufacturing support to post SOP maintenance
• Work closely with the Design Studio, Attributes (e.g. NVH, UX), Digital, and Interior engineering teams to develop the optimal solutions to fulfil the required features with the best balance of mass and cost.
• Manage Tier 1 suppliers for both engineering development and program timing. Function as the main point of contact for all supplier interfaces.
• Support restraint system integration work. Work closely with CAE team to provide design inputs and utilize CAE results to optimize the component design.
• Support crash tests and vehicle homologation. Make sure parts are supplied with right pedigrees for all crash test vehicles and other vehicle level validation and homologation needs.

Requirements

• Knowledge about the design and engineering of steering wheel, driver airbag, and/or interior or consumer mechatronics, direct experience in automotive OEM or Tier 1 suppliers
• Bachelor's degree and above in Mechanical Engineering or other related fields
• Deep understanding of Mechanical Engineering fundamentals: mechanics of materials, materials properties and engineering of materials, kinematics of solids, failure mechanics, and capacity to apply those fundamentals in problem solving
• Knowledge about metal parts forming, plastic injection molding and associated design rules
• Basic understanding of electronics and automotive networking
• Enough CAD skills to package the component models into vehicle models, check interfaces with the rest of the vehicle and make small modifications if necessary
• The ideal candidate should possess enough CAD skills to modify Tier 1 CAD with change proposals and give proposals and packaging envelopes to Studio
• Excellent people skills to manage suppliers, push the envelope to develop optimal technical solutions, ensure timely delivery of all components
• Strong ethics and diligence
• Able to make efficient reporting, both oral and written

Preferred

• 5+ years industry experience with >1 project from cradle to grave
• Experience in program management
• Experience in steering wheel, other restraints, and/or interior product manufacturing
• Deeper experience with Diagnostics, software updatable ECUs, Cybersecurity, software development
• Knowledge of CAE analysis and restraint system integration and optimization
• Knowledge of latest technology advancement in the field of passive safety and interior electronics
• Experience in crash tests
• Skills to manage suppliers, push the envelope to develop optimal technical solutions, ensure timely delivery of all components
• Experience using APQP processes (8D, DFMEA, DRBFM, GR&R, SPC)
• 6 sigma Green or Black Belt