Senior Engineer (Chassis)

Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data

Senior Engineer (Chassis)

Job Summary:

Our client in Irvine, CA is looking for a Senior Engineer (Chassis). This is a contract position.

What You Will Do:

This position will support concept design, design maturation, packaging, analysis and validation activity for spare wheels, spare tires, jacks, service kits, temporary mobility kits (compressors and sealants) and other chassis architecture components for electric vehicles. This position will work in a team environment, capturing requirements & attributes, ensuring these requirements & attributes are achieved, seeking solutions to technical challenges, and utilizing lean principles to enhance the product offering.

Major Responsibilities:

• Collaboratively design and implement chassis architecture components including (but not limited to); wheel, jack/service kit & structures systems, integrating with chassis component systems from concept to production.

• Create and develop engineering specification packages that effectively communicate to internal and external partners to ensure products meet given project parameters.

• Project Management of chassis component development & validation.

• Complete and release component documentation, including 2D drawings.

• Manage designed parts in the virtual environment and support virtual build and release activities.

• Develop collaborative relationships with suppliers, and manage them to deliver components on time and to specification.

• Work closely with Design, CAE, Whole Vehicle & Dynamics Teams to take components from initial conception right through to completion, ensuring all parts are delivered robustly to quality, cost and time.

• Effectively balance multiple projects, responsibilities, and tasks simultaneously.

• Meet program timing & budget constraints whilst achieving vehicle dynamic, crash, aero, NVH and chassis attribute targets.

• Define validation procedures to ensure only optimized, integrated and robust designs are released.

• Work in a team environment towards bringing new product and technologies and techniques to the process.

• Travel as necessary to support supplier visits & production engineering support.

What You Will Need:

Basics:

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Automotive or Mechanical engineering.

• Demonstratable experience operating Catia V6 3DX / ENOVIA, to perform basic CAD activities such as drawing creation, packaging, measurements, assembling, sketch & surfacing and releasing.

• Ability to identify optimization opportunities from CAE/testing results.

• Experience with designing for manufacture for aluminum and steel components, and understanding of production methods; casting, forging, machining, pressing, stamping etc.

• Experience with designing for manufacture for plastic components, and understanding of production methods; injection molding, blow molding etc.

• Must be familiar with DFMEA/DVPR usage and review of these documents.

• Solid fundamental knowledge of chassis design & vehicle dynamics.

• Candidates should be self-motivated and able to work in a fast-paced team environment.

• Excellent communication skills, able to interact effectively with domestic and international teammates & suppliers.

• Ability to interpret data and solve complex problems using first principles.

• Salary range: 89k - 136k annual.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Automotive or Mechanical engineering.
• 2 years+ Chassis component design and/or development experience.

How You Will Be Successful:

• Envision the Future

• Communicate Honestly and Broadly

• Seek Technology and Business "First"

• Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary

• Comprehensive Benefit Package

• 401(k) with matching contributions

• Paid Time Off

• Employee Discounts

• Free training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company that provides software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer's toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today's problems into tomorrow's opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com

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