Position Title: Senior Engineer - Vehicle Dynamics - Performance Senior
Duration: Contract
Location: Hybrid Working - 2/3 days on site in West Midlands
Summary
1. Technical Responsible for planning and developing the Physical Dynamics Performance against K&C and Vehicle targets.
2. To plan testing, including vehicle/components request, testing procedure, data postprocessing and support for Virtual Correlation.
3. Very good knowledge of Objective dynamics metrics and experience with Instrumentation and Subjective assessment are required.
4. The role may include involvement in CAE development
5. Collaboration with CAE engineers is key for success.
Responsibilities
6. Functionally Reporting to Vehicle Dynamics Senior/Lead Engineer
7. Support Benchmark and Objective target definition via Testing
8. Plan, Execution and Responsibility for Physical Dynamics Performance (K&C and Full vehicle) vs Targets (mainly EV / Hybrid vehicles)
9. Responsible for testing and tuning of hard point, bush, spring, damper, roll bar, wheel frequency, steering, tire specs
10. To ensure tuning Components availability from Chassis
11. Responsible for Physical Vehicle Setup sheets and Tuning steps cascading to Chassis function
12. Create and Validate Testing Procedure to increase repeatability and efficiency (e.g. Ride/Handling/Steering/Braking procedures, post processing script etc.)
13. Collaboration with Development team is key
14. Keep up to date with latest technologies in the industry
15. Run Suppliers Technical meeting (e.g. tire specs, testing facilities)
16. Reporting and High-level message Clear communication are essential
Core Requirements
17. High Theoretical vehicle dynamics knowledge
18. High understanding of K&C axle data, Vehicle Dynamics Metrics, Targets and Testing
19. High knowledge of vehicle Tuning techniques
20. Expert in K&C and Full Vehicle Testing Procedures and Metrics
21. Expert in K&C axle Full Vehicle Results Interpretation
Desirable skills and Attributes
22. Methodical approach (e.g. 6sigma DMAIC) to problem solving
23. Structured Reporting skills: Assumption/Target/Action/Conclusion/Recommendation
24. Experience in Subjective/Objective feeling/data interpretation in reference to Customer perception