NASI - Safety Research Engineer

Subaru•Pennsauken, NJ

49d•Onsite

About The Position

Supports the development, evaluation, and validation of Subaru vehicle safety performance, especially for crashworthiness and preventive safety (e.g., Advanced Driver Assistance Systems [ADAS]). Supports Subaru development by documenting and attending relevant conferences/meetings, reviewing and analyzing safety test data, and analyzing real-world accident data. Provides engineering support as point of contact for meetings and/or negotiation with entities including test centers such as Transportation Research Center Proving Grounds (TRC) and regulatory agencies such as Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), etc. Attends research and compliance tests conducted by the IIHS, NHTSA-contracted test labs, and research centers; those test evaluation and validation events are conducted in California (CA), Virginia (VA), Michigan (MI), and New York (NY), etc. among other locations.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics [STEM] subjects) – Required
At least 6-8 years of experience in automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or related agency for evaluating safety performance – Required
At least 8-10 years of experience in automotive OEM or related supplier for development/designing/engineering body, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), airbags, etc. – Required
Good management and communication skills.
Ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.
Strong skills in Microsoft Office and databases.
Automotive technical knowledge and experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in mechanical or automotive engineering – Preferred
Japanese culture and language understanding – Preferred
Statistics knowledge and programing skill (Python) – Preferred

Responsibilities

Performs analysis of real-world accident data (from sources such as Fatality Analysis Reporting System [FARS], Crash Investigation Sampling System [CISS], etc.) to investigate future safety development and advance our safety performance.
Functions as the resource for these data collections and fields requests for new analyses.
Generates memos/reports and presents results to pertinent parties.
Serves as lead in reviewing and amending engineering/technical meeting material generated by Subaru Safety Engineering in Japan (Subaru Corporation [SBR]).
Serves as SBR Safety Engineering's main point of contact to facilitate and assist explanation of technical issues with concerned parties such as Insurance Institute for Highway Safety [IIHS], National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA], etc. for the following purposes: Recovering from situations where mass production vehicles could not get expectation results Gaining advance information on future safety evaluations for development in SBR)
Attends tests covering safety research and vehicle performance conducted by third parties.
Provides contractual and logistical support to third party through defining deliverables and logistics.
Facilitates on-site communication between SBR and third party.
Researches (through internet - police departments, news, etc.) and acquires real-world crash data (about 40-70 police crash reports per year).
Reviews data and provides input towards Subaru's future safety development.
Attends multiple conferences (e.g. SAE, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine [AAAM], International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury [IRCOBI], Stapp, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers [IEEE]) and technical meetings (e.g. SAE Lighting Group) covering new regulations, assessment methods, and/or new research.
Documents and shares information gained.
Builds strong, cooperative relationships with Subaru Development team in Japan to understand their requests and positions.
Generates and shares personal meeting memo for applicable meetings with third parties.
Generates weekly memo on current work focus/items.
Acts as point of contact with outside parties (e.g. test centers, vendors) in discussions concerning contract contents, testing schedule, deliverables, and invoice timing.
For analysis of data, possesses some familiarity with programming language (e.g. Python, SQL) and shows willingness to learn SAS in order to gain intermediate understanding of software.