Safety and Crashworthiness Performance Engineer
Hyundai Motor America
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Superior Township • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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Junior
About the role
- Plan, coordinate, and execute full-vehicle and component-level crash tests (frontal, side, rear, rollover, static, and subsystem tests).
- Develop detailed test plans, procedures, instrumentation layouts, and data acquisition requirements.
- Oversee test preparation, including vehicle builds, sensor installation, dummy preparation, and facility readiness.
- Analyze crash test data, videos, and high-speed measurements to evaluate structural performance, occupant injury metrics, and safety system function.
- Prepare technical reports, presentations, and engineering recommendations to support design improvements.
- Collaborate with CAE teams to correlate simulation results with physical test outcomes.
- Support development of future models by identifying safety risks and proposing countermeasures.
- Ensure compliance with global regulatory and consumer test standards (FMVSS, NCAP, IIHS, CMVSS, etc.).
- Manage communication with internal and external stakeholders, including proving grounds, suppliers, and safety rating agencies.
- Maintain documentation, test records, and quality systems for audit and traceability.
Requirements
- MS Mechanical Engineering OR BS Mechanical Engineering OR BS Biomechanical Engineering
- 1 – 5 yrs of experience
- Strong knowledge in automotive structure, crashworthiness, and safety
- Strong knowledge of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS), NCAP, and IIHS safety evaluations
- Expertise in testing, test equipment, and test processes necessary to meet vehicle requirements
- Expertise in analysis of crash test data (structural and occupant)
- Experience using test data analysis tools is ideal (Diadaem, Hyperworks, TEMA, etc.)
- Knowledge of simulation (structure and occupant) to provide direction to CAE team
- Knowledge of Automotive industry engineering and manufacturing
Benefits
- Zero-dollar employee premiums on Medical, Dental, and Vision for you and your family
- 100% employer-paid disability and life insurance
- Generous paid time off including vacation, sick and abundant holidays
- A global environment that fosters diversity
- Competitive salaries
- Retirement savings and planning benefits
- Flexible work hours, and hybrid work schedule options
- Access to health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
crash testingtest plan developmentdata analysisstructural performance evaluationoccupant injury metrics analysissafety system function evaluationtest equipment expertisesimulation knowledgetest processes expertiseautomotive structure knowledge
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationorganizational skillstechnical report preparationpresentation skillsstakeholder managementproblem-solvingattention to detailproject managementquality assurance