Vehicle Dynamics Engineer

ThyssenKrupp Bilstein offers a collaborative, safety-focused environment in Hamilton, Ohio where you will influence both passive and electronic dampers from concept through end of life. You will apply your expertise in vehicle dynamics to support internal teams and direct customer needs, delivering solutions that enhance dynamic performance, durability, and manufacturability. The role is onsite with opportunities to travel up to 50 percent to customer proving grounds during peak ride event seasons, fostering close partnerships with customers and cross-functional teams to drive meaningful results and professional growth.

Benefits

• A modern OE manufacturing facility with strong safety and cleanliness standards
• Multiple health, dental, and vision plan options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• Paid time off plus 13 paid holidays
• Paid volunteer time
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Gym reimbursement
• Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance
• Opportunities for internal career growth
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discount on Bilstein products

Responsibilities

• Coordinate vehicle testing events with customers on domestic and international proving grounds
• Travel up to 50% to customer proving grounds for ride events during peak season
• Prepare Bilstein components, resources, and equipment for each ride event in collaboration with internal and external teams
• Document ride event activities, including vehicle setups, damper data, valve code information, customer feedback, and improvement suggestions
• Maintain expertise in subjective and objective vehicle dynamics analysis; identify on-vehicle gaps to customer requirements and translate them into hardware or software changes
• Deliver post-event reports and coordinate future event needs with project teams
• Organize damper builds for short-term capability studies and report results to teams
• Ensure damper characteristics meet Bilstein standards and customer specifications
• Align with the system integration department on tuning strategies and specifications for semi-active dampers
• Provide the T&I department with vehicle dynamics requirements and anticipated market needs for new passive and semi-active damper systems
• Collect and analyze on-vehicle ride data for objective evaluation
• Lead problem-solving activities related to damper settings affecting dynamic behavior and the industrialization of proposed settings
• Facilitate communication between customer vehicle staff and Bilstein project teams on vehicle dynamics topics
• Develop strong relationships with customer contacts to deliver technical vehicle dynamics solutions during early development phases

Requirements

• 3 to 5 plus years of experience in vehicle dynamics with a focus on chassis systems
• Hydraulic and software damper tuning experience, including the ability to adjust valving on tunable dampers
• Data collection experience with tools such as DEWESoft or HEADAcoustics
• Experience across vehicle development life cycles, including prototype to production transitions in vehicle dynamics
• Statistical analysis experience with an understanding of capability studies
• Valid US driver’s license with an exceptional safety record
• Valid US passport and ability to travel internationally
• Extensive experience interpreting engineering drawings and models
• Experience with measurement technology including load cells, calipers, height gauges, and displacement sensors
• Experience with damper testing machines and software (Roehrig, CTW, MTS, LabA7, Gröpler, )
• Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Outlook, PowerBI, PowerApps and related MS Office tools

Technologies and tools

• DEWESoft
• HEADAcoustics
• Roehrig
• CTW
• MTS
• LabA7
• Gröpler
• Microsoft Office suite and data tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Outlook, PowerBI, PowerApps)