Engineer I

BowheadWashington, DC
$100,000 - $130,000Onsite

About The Position

ENGINEER I (NHTSA): Bowhead is seeking an Engineer I to support the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in Washington, DC on the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) team. This position requires knowledge, at a comprehensive professional level, of the application of engineering theories, techniques, and methods to the gathering, classification, and interpretation of analytical information.

Requirements

  • B.S. degree preferred.
  • Two (2+) years of experience.
  • High skill levels in MS Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) and Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Drive, and Slides).
  • Experience developing presentations and writing technical reports.
  • Must be able to obtain a security clearance at the Public Trust level.
  • A minimum of three (3) years US residency, or US Citizenship, is required for a Public Trust clearance at this location.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with vehicle crashworthiness and restraint systems, vehicle full-scale crash testing, component level testing, New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) test procedures, and related data analysis.
  • Experience with vehicle crash avoidance systems.
  • The ideal candidate is innovative, highly motivated, process-driven, detail oriented, an effective communicator, a team player, and passionate about vehicle safety.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate knowledge of motor vehicle transportation related areas of research and engineering.
  • Demonstrate skill in development of analysis plans; research report review; assimilation, aggregation; analysis of evolving technologies enabling modern motor vehicle safety capabilities; and in the development of presentations and technical reports.
  • Demonstrate proficiency with the use of various types of databases and spreadsheet software.
  • Demonstrate ability to manage a variety of tasks simultaneously.
  • Exhibit excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve and new challenges arise regularly.
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