Vehicle Dynamics Engineer-(ADAMS OR CarSim)

Location: Windsor ON

Position: Long Term Contract

Title: Vehicle Dynamics Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Vehicle Dynamics Performance optimization, using State of the Art Driving Simulator. Responsibilities may include Operations of the Driving Simulator
• Subjectively Evaluate Vehicle Performance on the Driving Simulator to Validate Suspension Architecture & Tire / Steering Requirements before Mule properties can be built.
• Support / lead vehicle programs with analysis/optimization of suspension, steering and tires for Full vehicle Ride & Handling
• Interact with Advanced Packaging, Chassis, and Powertrain organizations to establish architectural hardpoints of steering and suspension components that are required to deliver the kinematics needed to attain desired vehicular functionality.
• Provide management with documentation/ results of the development activities.
• Engineer will be required to provide Subjective evaluations of vehicles at Chelsea Proving Grounds - Tune Suspension, Steering and Tires

Requirements:

• 3 years of experience in vehicle dynamics simulation, preference to using ADAMS/Car and or CarSim.
• Experience in creating controllers in MATLAB and Simulink
• Should have experience with Ride and Handling, Kinematics and Compliance
• Comprehensive understanding of vehicle dynamics theory and application
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to coordinate activities with other functional groups.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with Steering System or Tires or Suspension Component Design
• Must have competency with test and simulation techniques associated with Suspension, Steering system kinematics and compliance as well as full vehicle ride and handling.
• Strong Data analytical skills and the ability to interpret data for senior management reviews.
• Experience in the Driving Simulator environment
• Experience with VI Car Realtime, VI Drive Sim and Sim Workbench

Education:

• Masters of Science degree in Mechanical, Automotive or Aerospace Engineering from an ABET accredited or equivalent program.