Senior Validation Engineer, Suspension
Owns end-to-end validation of chassis suspension components and systems across vehicle programs, including DVP&R development, component and vehicle testing, supplier coordination, and failure analysis. Requires 8+ years of relevant validation experience and strong mechanical or automotive engineering expertise.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own and execute Design Verification Plans (DVP&R) for suspension components and systems from requirements development through report approval.
- Collaborate with design and vehicle dynamics teams to capture ride and handling, durability, NVH, kinematics, and compliance requirements.
- Create and review test plans, RFQs, and procedures.
- Execute component-, rig-, and vehicle-level durability, characterization, and performance testing.
- Manage supplier and third-party test-house execution, including schedules, quality, reporting, responsiveness, and accountability.
- Perform in-house validation, including test setup, fixture design, and development of test equipment.
- Lead root cause analysis, including 8D, for design verification and field failures.
- Recommend mitigations and design improvements and carry lessons learned across concurrent programs.
- Represent suspension in cross-functional and program-level decisions and communicate risks to leadership.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of test or validation experience with chassis or suspension components and systems.
- Strong experience with DVP&R and failure/root cause analysis, including 8D.
- Experience managing external test houses and suppliers and driving partner accountability.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to represent suspension across functions and program leadership.
Nice-to-haves
- Active or semi-active suspension experience, including air suspension or active/adaptive dampers.
- Vehicle dynamics, ride and handling, NVH, or kinematics and compliance (K&C) experience.
- Hands-on experience with servo-hydraulic actuators, MAST, 4-posters, corner rigs, damper dynamometers, K&C rigs, DAQ, load cells, accelerometers, LVDT, pressure transducers, or thermocouples.
Skills
Dvp&R, Root Cause Analysis, 8D, Suspension Systems, Chassis Systems, Vehicle Dynamics, Nvh, Kinematics And Compliance, Servo-Hydraulic Actuators, Daq, Load Cells, Accelerometers, Pressure Transducers, Thermocouples
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