Manager Crash Test (m/f/d)
Bayreuth, DE
Your areas of responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee the crash analysis team, managing all crash test activities while ensuring alignment with company goals and regulatory standards
- Support the team in the analysis of crash test results and in the development of simple physical models
- Derive technical crash requirements from new child seat product specifications and estimate the crash performance potential
- Define due diligence test cases for child restraint systems beyond the required standard
- Coordinate resources for crash testing and analysis across all car seat projects
- Plan and supervise crash tests for car seats in both internal and external labs, from pre-development until homologation testing in accordance with UN R129
- Assess change requests on existing products from a crash performance and homologation perspective
- Support child safety research initiatives and lobbying projects
- Address compliance and quality issues related to car seat safety
Your profile of qualifications:
- Completed technical studies with a degree in physics, engineering, or a comparable field
- Several years of experience in a similar role, preferably with leadership experience
- Expert knowledge of occupant protection, restraint systems, and vehicle crashworthiness
- Experience in the field of child safety is preferred
- Skilled in biomechanical analysis of crash dummy kinematics and measurement data to assess the injury risks to children
- Structured, accurate, and detail-oriented approach to work
- Assertiveness and excellent organizational and communication skills
- Strong technical understanding and able to work in a fast paced environment
- Fluent in both German and English, with strong communication skills in both languages