Vehicle Dynamics Engineer

Goodyear. More Driven.

Primary Purpose of the Position:
Support our product development teams in the Americas region with vehicle dynamics performance assessment expertise.

Responsibilities:
•    Leverage our latest tire/vehicle testing capabilities and modeling/simulation technologies.
•    Further develop the creativity and innovation capacity of the team with a focus on virtual tire development.
•    Cooperate with vehicle OEMs to shape our virtual tire/vehicle development process for efficiency, quality and robustness.
•    Cooperate with simulation and testing teams on tire force & moment testing, instrumented vehicle testing and simulation.
•    Cooperate with tire design team and provide tire characteristic recommendations for tire design tuning to meet tire/vehicle performance objectives.
•    Assess/benchmark the performance of tire/vehicle systems through tire modeling, testing and simulation.

Requirements:
Education: 
•    Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Physics or any related fields is required (Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Physics or any related fields is desired).
Languages:
•    English (spoken and written) is a must.
•    Knowledge of other languages (e.g. French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese) is an asset.

Experience:
•    6+years of professional experience inside automotive industry (e.g. at a vehicle OEM) or for vehicle dynamics and/or tire modeling.
•    Experience with numerical methods.
•    Experience with data acquisition / analysis software.
•    Experience with instrumentation and sensor installation is an asset.
•    Experience with vehicle modeling and vehicle dynamics simulation software (e.g. CarMaker, VI-Grade, CarSim).
•    Experience with tire modeling and force & moment prediction software (e.g. MF-Tire, CD-Tire, F-Tire).
•    Experience with assessment/benchmarking of performance of tire and vehicle systems.
•    Experience with driving simulator (e.g. Vi-Grade, MTS, static or dynamic) is an asset.
•    Experience with chassis and/or steering system development is an asset.
•    Experience with tire testing and prototype tire evaluation is an asset.

Skills & Qualifications: 
•    Strong background in vehicle dynamics or related area.
•    Knowledge of data acquisition and processing software.
•    Knowledge of functional system development approach (V-model).
•    Proficient computer programming skills. (MATLAB, Python, etc.)
•    Self-motivated individual.
•    Team player with enthusiasm and initiative.
•    Interest in the automotive world, testing activities, virtual development.
•    Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.