Vehicle Safety Test Engineer Intern (Internship - Summer 2026)
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Vehicle Safety Test Engineer Intern
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Support crash testing operations as Vehicle Safety Test Engineer
Focus on building up test team's expertise with ATD (Anthropomorphic Test Device)
Understanding their construction, instrumentation/sensors, response capability, bio-fidelity, seating protocols, and calibration procedures
Support for future HATCI/Safety Integration testing and benchmarking
Support crash testing operations through identifying and establishing a means to track and ensure the on-time calibration of sensors and equipment.
Future HATCI/Safety Integration recruitment
HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT
Core Projects :
Comprehensive understanding of full vehicle crash test process (begin~end) Exposure to official testing procedures
Development of new field case test modes or modes of injury analysis related to occupant kinematics
Crash Test Dummy Seating Analysis Comparison studies between competitors for benchmarking and occupant kinematics related to seat and restraint system
Calibration Schedule and Tracking Development Improvement of existing procedures and their execution
Development of procedures for in-house calibration facility
Other Project(s): CMM Module & Template Development (CMM: coordinate measuring machine)
Improvement of existing templates and their translation to Excel and post-crash analysis
Test Equipment Research Conduct research into new equipment that may benefit the FCIL's needs and prove out as budget/time allows.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE Biomedical Engineering Major
Biomechanical Engineering Major
Mechanical Engineering Major with an interest/experience in biomechanics and the human body
STILL INTERESTED? WHY NOT APPLY?
OTHER DETAILS
Candidates applying for positions with Hyundai KIA must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
HATCI is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled and Veteran. VEVRAA Federal contractor.
- Location:
- Superior Twp, MI, United States
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Computer And Mathematical Occupations
