Pedestrian Protection Development Engineer

This will help you grow:

• Responsibility for the development and validation of safety attributes in the area of pedestrian protection – from concept phase to series production readiness.
• Ensure compliance with global legal requirements, homologation standards, and regulatory approvals.
• Implement consumer protection, rating, and insurance requirements (e.g., Euro NCAP) and develop strategies to achieve project targets.
• Manage timing, cost, quality, validation, and technical targets according to specifications.
• Plan, conduct, and evaluate pedestrian protection testing and derive optimization measures.
• Analyze safety-relevant test results and prepare detailed technical reports.
• Develop, provide CAx data, validate, release, and homologate components, modules, and systems.
• Provide technical release recommendation for the development scope.
• Identify deviations early, define action plans, and escalate to project management.
• Coordinate with customers and suppliers, and present development results.
• Interface coordination with project management, design, simulation, and testing teams.

This is how you will help us move forward:

• Minimum 6 years of experience in pedestrian protection systems or passive safety development.
• Degree in Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent qualification.
• Strong knowledge of full pedestrian protection development lifecycle – concept to production.
• Experience with regulatory requirements and rating procedures (e.g., Euro NCAP) preferred.
• Proficiency in CAD tools and MS Office (Teams, SharePoint).
• Strong communication skills in German and English (minimum C1 in both)
• Structured and independent working style with strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Hands-on experience in vehicle component assembly/disassembly is an advantage.