In this role, you will:

Target setting: Define and own robot-level targets for strength and durability together with internal stakeholders and cascade those targets to the system teams.
Structural & Fatigue Analysis: Work together with the CAE team to assess static strength, stiffness, dynamic loading, and fatigue behavior of complex mechanical systems.
Design Optimization: Collaborate early with cross-functional design engineers to develop practical and cost-effective structural solutions that meet vehicle attribute requirements.
Test-to-Simulation Correlation: Analyze vehicle road load data and correlate findings with simulations to continuously improve model accuracy and establish standardized methodologies.
Validation & Testing Support: Translate customer usage profiles into laboratory test specifications, design accelerated fatigue life testing cycles, and lead physical component-level or full-vehicle validation programs.
Complete vehicle lifetime durability performance: lead cross-functional teams to deliver lifetime durability requirements for the complete vehicle.
Failure & Root-Cause Investigation: Direct laboratory teardowns, conduct root-cause analysis on structural components that fail during physical testing or field service, and verify engineering countermeasures.
Manufacturing Feasibility: Assess structural designs for manufacturing and assembly capability, checking for bolted joint slippage, door sag, weld performance, and stamping limitations.
Documentation and Reporting: Provide regular Strength and Durability status updates and generate technical reports as needed.
Technical Leadership: Share technical knowledge and communicate best practices and performance expectations to cross-functional teams and junior engineers.

Qualifications

Possess a Master's degree with 10+ years of hands-on experience in automotive Strength and Durability Engineering.
Demonstrate system and vehicle level testing experience in laboratory and automotive proving ground environments.
Demonstrate proficiency with durability simulation and analysis software tools (e.g., ANSYS, ABAQUS, ADAMS, nCode).
Demonstrate familiarity with automotive requirements and validation sign-off standards.
Demonstrate excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills with the ability to create visualizations of KPIs and program risks.

Bonus Qualifications

Demonstrate proficiency in tools and processes required to manage complex projects (e.g., JIRA, Confluence).