Brake Certification Engineer
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Responsibilities
- Responsible for full functional integration of vacuum boosted, and electrical boosted, brake systems to meet vehicle functional objectives, and performance goals, as well as managing/validating to the system level Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R), and Regulatory Requirements (NAFTA, Economic Commission of Europe (ECE), & GCC/GSO Compliance and Conformance of Production).
- Conduct DV and Certification Tests, using Link Data Acquisition Systems to gather braking performance data Chelsea Proving Grounds (CPG).
- Coordination and planning of testing at Chelsea Proving Grounds (CPG)/Arizona Proving Grounds (APG) to meet NA Program milestones;
- Overview of test equipment set-up;
- Conducting post-test data processing, and consequent analysis of given data to insure test accuracy;
- Development of reports which recognize potential issues relative to compliance with Regulations and/or general braking performance
- Issuance of documents to support submission of final Compliance Reports.
- Responsible for the development of brake systems and coordinating vehicle ordering, builds, shipping, and testing.
- Responsible to root cause quality/build issues and implement corrective actions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree is required.
- Knowledge of vehicle level system design and validation experience.
- Knowledge of brake system, performance, and sizing modeling/analysis.
- Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA)/SFMEA and DVP-R experience such as: write/review/execute a system level DVP for a brake system.
- Proven problem solving skillset (ie: Shainin, DFSS, Red X, etc.) and analytical skillset.
- Highly motivated and self-starter
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
- Brake testing/development experience or Chassis development, valid driver's license
- Experience in vehicle testing, preferably brake testing
- Brake system modeling and system analysis experience
- Design and release experience of brake components
- Good communication skills
- High level of proficiency in English (speaking, reading, writing)
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