Restraint System Integration and Testing Engineer
SUMMARY:
We are currently seeking a Restraint System Integration and Testing Engineer. Focuses on designing, developing, and testing electronic systems related to safety and restraint systems in vehicles, such as airbags and seatbelts. This includes managing the entire lifecycle of these systems, from conceptual design to production release and addressing field quality concerns.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for the Restraint Sub-system integration and their testing in the vehicle:
o For new development as well as model years variants
o Raise Integration development plans forecast and keep it up-to-date
o Manage Testing from forecast to test report
o Manage test material from forecast to tear down
o Support creation and continued improvement of company specifications with DREs
o Persistent usage of personal and company's engineering skills to gain knowledge from each situation. Transfer this knowledge to the team to keep growing personal and company's skills.
o As a team, drive Test Report creation, closure, and submission for approval within 24 hours of test series completion
o Support general operations in the Test Lab (6S, matl order, etc.)
o Define and lead continued improvement and calibration activities
o Obtain Lucid certification for, and safely operate a fork-lift
• Work together with the Restraints and Interiors DRE to learn the design and behavior of their individual parts and drive the common development for the sub-system
• Raise or collect tests reports
• For sub-system tests under Lucid responsibility, perform 1st level analysis, feed Restraints test database with test data, reports and fill in the 1st level analysis standard form
• For tests under Tier 1 responsibility, collect the data and report, feed Restraints test database and fill in the 1st level analysis standard form
• Manage root cause analysis with the owners of the components involved in the issue.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelors degree and above in Mechanical Engineering or other related fields
• Some knowledge about the design and engineering of airbags and/or interiors parts, direct experience in automotive OEM or Tier 1 suppliers
• Strong Engineering fundamentals in problem-solving
• The ability to articulate highly technical issues to audiences not in the crash safety field, such as top management, design studio, purchasing team, etc.
• High ethics
• Physical capacity to manipulate interiors parts in and out of test bucks or tests fixtures
Preferred
*Experience with supporting general operations in the Test Lab
• Experience in assy and dis-assy of Automotive interiors parts
• Experience in testing (crash, airbag deployment, seats, IP and/or upper trims)
• Knowledge of CAE analysis and restraint system integration and optimization
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.
Drug Screen may be required.
We will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to Federal, State and Local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Talascend is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Applicants with criminal histories are encouraged to apply. To find out more visit California Fair Chance Act.
Pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Talascend also offers a variety of benefits including: health and disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, plan requirements, schedule type, and client work site mandates.
Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.