Pedestrian Protection Engineer

Mercedes-Benz Group China Ltd.

Mercedes-Benz Group China Ltd., Beijing (Hybrid)

Job Type Full-time

Experience Senior

Posted 4 weeks 1 day ago

Hybrid Senior Level

Tasks

Develop and validate vehicle safety performance for pedestrian protection, low-speed crash, pendulum impact and bottom scraping from early project phase to series production.
Steer simulation, hardware validation and function release activities with counterparts, including Germany, and cross-functional teams.
Represent the function in vehicle projects and coordinate with simulation, testing, project management, styling, front-end, rear-end, battery, purchasing, production and quality teams.
Lead or support cross-functional working groups to solve performance issues, define validation measures and secure correct-status parts for hardware testing.
Prepare performance summaries, evaluate compliance with project requirements and maintain workflows and documentation in the R&D release process.

Qualifications

University degree in mechanical or automotive engineering.
More than 5 years of experience in vehicle safety development, specifically in pedestrian protection, low-speed crash, pendulum impact or bottom scraping functions.
Experience in function development and validation from concept phase to series production, including target setting, performance tracking, simulation correlation and hardware validation.
Experience in CAE result evaluation, test matrix definition and issue analysis.
Experience planning and monitoring hardware tests, coordinating vehicles and parts, and driving issue resolution in complex projects.
Experience coordinating stakeholders, suppliers or test laboratories.
Professional knowledge of relevant vehicle safety functions, GB standards, CNCAP and CIASI requirements.
Professional knowledge of CAE pre- and post-processing, preferably with LS-Dyna.
Fluent English and Chinese; German is a plus.

Benefits

Benefits include flextime, possible hybrid work, health benefits, mobility offers, employee discounts, parking, an in-house doctor, public transport access and a canteen or café.