Calibration Engineer

Veoneer Safety Systems USA•Southfield, MI

About The Position

Veoneer Safety Systems is the world leader in Automotive Electronic Safety Systems. Veoneer’s scalable, best-in-class restraint control systems are mitigating the effects of a car crash. To date, we have delivered more than 1 billion devices to car manufacturers globally. Veoneer Safety Systems has an international and collaborative team of 2,700 employees in 11 countries. We empower our people and are dedicated to their professional development and growth. Veoneer Safety Systems – Protect Everyone in Every Crash. The Calibration Engineer is responsible for setting the crash algorithm parameters and the overall sensing strategy of the Airbag Electronic Modules for a specific vehicle platform. This includes processing the crash data, simulating the deployment times from the algorithm, setting the adjustable parameters, negotiating the acceptance directly with the customer, presenting the work to the team for a final technical review and signing-off the calibration validation results from the hardware-in-the-loop testing.

Requirements

BS in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Physics (MS preferred)
At least 2 years’ experience with customer/supplier interaction is required
Skilled in Python, Matlab, Word, Powerpoint, Excel
Knowledge of Automotive Electronic Products. Automotive Safety would be a plus
Strong interpersonal skills
Skilled in technical negotiation, learning & teaching, problem/puzzle solving and team work
Flexible, resilient, honest and accountable

Nice To Haves

Multi-cultural awareness would be a plus

Responsibilities

Support Project, Software, and Product Assurance teams in implementing crash algorithms in airbag modules, including:
Understanding new algorithms and customer-specific requirements
Specifying new algorithm features as needed
Supporting validation of algorithm features
Process crash test data, convert it to Veoneer format, and present it for review using internal tools
Simulate deployment times using the Veoneer standard calibration tool
Open, modify, and adjust calibration algorithm parameter settings
Organize team calibrations, facilitating group problem-solving among engineers
Present calibration strategies, options, and trade-offs to customers
Negotiate calibration sign-off directly with the customer
Organize peer reviews to present work for evaluation
Review and sign off calibration results from the Algorithm Validation Test Stand
Create calibration reports documenting results and processes
Read and understand crash algorithm specifications
Interpret customer specifications for airbag module crash algorithms
Present current or new algorithms to customers
Attend recurring algorithm meetings with the customer