Passive Safety Engineer
Location: Cranfield
Pay: £29.00 p/h
Contract: Long-term contract role
We are recruiting a Passive Safety Engineer for one of our automotive clients based in Cranfield. You will be working for a globally recognised automotive company. This is a long-term contract role that may run for several years.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Responsible for automotive crash passive safety performance.
2. Performance planning, test planning and analysis of CAE and physical test results.
3. Liaising between local and global related departments at all stages of the vehicle development process.
4. Attending regular project meetings and providing key information to the department.
5. Organised and capable of effectively prioritising and completing tasks within short deadlines.
6. Proactive approach to work with the ability to work on own initiative.
7. Short to medium term (2 weeks - 2 months) trips to Spain or France may be required to witness physical crash tests.
8. Confirming if design meets crash performance requirements and providing feedback to design teams.
9. Making test requests and supporting the conduct of tests.
10. Analysing CAE and test results and creating reports.
11. Creating minutes of meetings.
12. Developing process improvement tools.
Qualifications & Experience:
1. Minimum Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or Physics related field.
2. Biomechanics knowledge is advantageous.
3. Knowledge in HV vehicle architecture is a plus.
4. Experience in CAE within an automotive engineering environment is a plus.
5. Experience in Automotive Passive Safety testing or restraint system development.
6. Knowledge of body engineering or electrical architecture and systems (i.e. eCall, ACU) is a plus.
7. Understanding of vehicle passive safety design concepts.
8. Experience of interpreting, executing and analysing various Regulation and consumer-based passive safety crash tests.
9. Familiarity with automotive simulation and analysis tools, such as Animator, Diadem, TrackReport.
10. Strong communication and interpersonal skills for discussing internally within the company and with external test labs.
11. Highly self-motivated and driven, with high attention to detail.
12. Ability to travel within Europe.
13. Valid UK/European driving license is a must.
Hours & Pay:
1. Monday to Friday
2. 39 hours per week
3. £29.00 p/h
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