Automotive Safety Performance Engineer

Our client is seeking an Automotive Safety Performance Engineer to join their team. As an Automotive Safety Performance Engineer, you will be part of the safety engineering organization supporting vehicle programs. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical acumen, exceptional communication, and excellent organizational skills—helping ensure safety functional objectives are achieved through development, validation, and issue resolution.

Job Title: Automotive Safety Performance Engineer

Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan (Onsite)

What's the Job?

• Lead safety development activities for assigned vehicle programs to ensure identified safety functional objectives are achieved.
• Support impact script development, identify design enablers, and execute component and full vehicle test plans—especially for vehicle crash regulatory and third-party ratings.
• Own safety performance for vehicle integration and validation by leading attribute teams, supporting safety tech clubs, and executing vehicle program requests.
• Influence vehicle design and investigate vehicle issues to determine root cause; provide appropriate documentation for issue resolution and lead cross-discipline teams when issues span multiple vehicle disciplines.
• Plan and execute physical and component testing from concept through launch, including vehicle build, pre-test preparation, and test execution; collaborate with CAE teams for virtual validation assessments and be prepared for some travel to Chelsea Proving Grounds.

What's Needed?

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited or equivalent program.
• Three years of vehicle development experience and one year of safety development.
• Ability to guide vehicle design through virtual analysis assessments and physical testing.
• Knowledge of domestic and global vehicle regulatory and third-party requirements.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams (Durability, Safety, NVH, Aero) on root cause and issue resolution, and to summarize/present results and recommendations in an organized manner.

What's in it for me?

• Work on safety performance that directly supports crash regulatory and third-party rating outcomes.
• Own safety performance across vehicle integration and validation, partnering with attribute teams and program stakeholders.
• Lead issue investigation and resolution when problems cross multiple vehicle disciplines.
• Gain hands-on experience across physical testing and virtual validation assessments with CAE collaboration.
• Contribute to safety development activities from planning through launch for assigned vehicle programs.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay

If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you