Vehicle Dynamics Performance Engineer

Scope of Work: Project Performance Engineer - Vehicle DynamicsThe Project Performance Engineer (PPE) for Vehicle Dynamics is responsible for achieving vehicle level ride and handling targets for Stellantis Vehicles. The candidate will coordinate with a team of core dynamics engineers to establish development timelines to meet all functional objectives, component tuning freeze dates, and electronic control hardware/software release dates. Further responsibilities include analyzing and mitigating the vehicle dynamics performance impact of engineering, brand, and marketing requests. The PPE also leads coordination of activities with multiple external stakeholders (powertrain, mechatronics, etc.) and must be confident providing updates to senior management regarding state of the program.The PPE will be responsible for in-vehicle development of the critical components to meet the vehicle’s overall ride, steering, handling, and tire performance objectives. This development work takes place predominantly at the Chelsea Proving Grounds in Michigan, with travel required to other test locations as both weather, and test surface conditions dictate (Significant travel occurs during the winter months, with trips lasting 2-3 weeks at a time. Travel is mostly domestic within North America, but can also be international, and is approximately 20% of the Engineer’s time.). Job Responsibilities Include but Are Not Limited To:Provide guidance to advanced chassis design teams to develop suspension architectures which support vehicle line targets and FOsLead development activities including testing and subjective assessment of vehicle level function to ensure alignment with targetsResponsible for development of suspension mechanical and electromechanical components and systems in order to achieve driving dynamics functional attribute targetsPerform subjective evaluations of ride, steering, and handling and assign ratings according to SAE subjective scales up to and beyond the handling limits of the vehicleWork closely with suppliers to drive changes required to complete tuning of all systems including air springs, passive dampers, semi-active dampers, and electronic power steeringSupport all active chassis teams in development/implementation/testing of electromechanical hardware and supporting software through data acquisition systemDevelopment of state-of-the-art prototype and production controls solutionsfor electromechanical suspension componentsContribute to development of future semi-active damping strategies and algorithm functional executionWork closely with chassis controls team members to develop seamlessintegration with other active chassis controls components and systemsDevelopment and execution of vehicle performance DVP&RSupport core software team with execution of functional and failsafe DVP&Rwith vehicle level testsBasic Qualifications:Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent5 years of automotive testing and validation experienceExcellent knowledge of vehicle dynamicsExcellent knowledge and understanding of vehicle systemsExperience with requirements management and software versionmanagement toolsEffective project management, organizational, and teamwork skillsData logging and analysis using tools (Vector CANalyzer, CANape, etc.)Must be capable of driving vehicles at, or above the limit of handlingValid US driver's licensePreferred Qualifications:Master of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an ABETaccredited universityDFSS Green Belt certificationHardware-in-Loop (HIL) simulation experienceMechatronics based skills/experience/educationSelf-starter with strong communication skillsCAN networking experienceMicrosoft Office toolsBrand: FCA GroupJob ID: 2019527Employment Type: Full-timeJob Area: EngineeringPosted Date: 01/07/2026