Restraints Engineer (Trim and Lighting)

On-Site role

Job Description:

• Restraints Engineer (Trim and Lighting)
• Number of Openings: 1
• Onsite Expectation: 4 days Onsite
• Shift Details: 8-6 pm PST
• VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT – VEHICLE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING / CONTRACT, ONSITE
• Client is developing fully autonomous vehicles and the supporting ecosystem required to bring the technology to market at scale.
• Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Client aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.
• We believe the transition to self-driving vehicles requires a combination of elegant vision and uncompromising execution.
• As the Restraints Engineer in client’s Vehicle Engineering Team, you will own the restraint system for our next-generation autonomous vehicle, from requirements definition through supplier sourcing and validation, while helping resolve open restraint issues on the fleet.
• You will bring deep occupant protection expertise to write and cascade requirements, including the System/Subsystem Technical Specifications (SSTS), lead the RFQ and supplier selection process, and drive design, testing and sign-off of restraint components and the overall system.
• You will work closely with safety, vehicle integration, quality, supply chain and program management, and will influence designs for performance, cost, quality, manufacturability and serviceability.
• If you enjoy hands-on technical ownership in a fast-moving environment, we want to hear from you.
• This is a contract, on-site position based in Foster City, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and own restraint system requirements and SSTS, and cascade them to components and suppliers.
• Develop restraint components from concept through production release, meeting homologation, certification and client requirements in line with program gateways and timing.
• Lead RFQ activities for restraint components: prepare technical packages, evaluate supplier responses and support sourcing decisions.
• Support resolution of open restraint issues, including root-cause analysis (8D, Fishbone) of critical design and build issues affecting performance, quality and production readiness.
• Plan, run and sign off restraint testing at component level and at system level as part of the overall occupant protection system.
• Apply CAE tools to guide restraint system design and validate performance.
• Influence system designs for performance, cost, quality, manufacturability and serviceability through design reviews, DFMEAs, validation activities and manufacturing mock-builds.
• Partner with suppliers, quality, procurement, service, manufacturing and engineering teams to drive complex open issues to closure and ensure on-time delivery.
• Use 3DX to investigate packaging and part relationship issues.
• Manage engineering changes and documentation in JIRA, Confluence, Polarion and PLM.
• Identify and communicate program progress, engineering challenges and technical risks to the Technical Program Management team.

Qualifications:

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 4+ years of design and release experience with restraint components.
• Experience writing and managing system and component requirements, including technical specifications such as SSTS.
• Experience supporting RFQs and supplier selection for automotive safety components.
• Experience testing and signing off restraint components, at component level and at system level as part of the overall occupant protection system.
• Working knowledge of restraint regulatory, homologation and certification requirements (e.g., FMVSS, NCAP)
• Experience applying CAE tools in the development of restraint systems.
• Good understanding of DFMEA and PFMEA for passive safety components.
• Proficiency with structured root-cause analysis (8D, Fishbone)
• Proficiency with engineering and project tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Polarion, Gantt charts, ERP, PLM and ALM.
• Experience using 3DX to investigate packaging and part relationship issues.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills, with the ability to engage assertively with complex, multi-supplier relationships.
• Willingness to travel as needed to support builds, supplier visits and testing.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Passion for electric, autonomous mobility and next-generation vehicle development
• Up-to-date understanding of the latest developments in restraints and emerging occupant protection technologies
• Experience using Claude or other AI tools to accelerate engineering work (e.g., data analysis, documentation)

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