Staff Occupant Safety Engineer
$171.1k/y-$213.9k/y
Riviana day ago
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OnsiteFull-timeSenior
Summary
Rivian is seeking a Staff Occupant Safety Engineer to join their team in Irvine, CA. The role involves defining and driving occupant safety strategies, ensuring compliance with global regulations, and managing CAE model development and validation.
About the Role
As a Staff Occupant Safety Engineer, you will lead the development and correlation of advanced occupant safety CAE models, define occupant safety strategies, oversee DOE studies, influence the packaging of occupant protection systems, provide technical mentorship, engage with cross-functional groups, develop new methodologies for CAE efficiency, and act as the primary interface for safety-related design changes.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering or related field.
- 10+ years experience in automotive safety, vehicle testing, or system integration.
- Hands-on CAE experience (LS-DYNA).
- Prior experience with performance evaluations of safety components and systems.
Preferred:
- Strong working knowledge of FMVSS, ECE, NCAP and other automotive safety evaluations.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Experience working with Human Body Models and injury assessments.
Benefits
- Robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26.
- Coverage effective on the first day of employment, with Rivian covering most of the premiums.
Rivian
Doing something different is never easy. It requires courage, optimism and grit. Core to our mission is building a team of adventurous individuals determined to make a positive impact on the world. This means challenging ourselves constantly. Stretching beyond the bounds of conventional thinking. Reframing old problems. Seeking new solutions. And operating comfortably in a space of uncertainty. While our backgrounds are diverse, our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. Do you like doing the impossible? We’d love to hear from you.
Irvine, CA