Shape impact protection structures through mechanical testing, material modeling, and finite element simulation across assigned R&D; programs. As a Senior R&D;, Testing and Validation Engineer, you will contribute to impact protection design and architecture. Your work connects product requirements with verifiable specifications, physical tests, and simulation results. Technical ownership extends from design through validation, including explicit recommendations. Key Responsibilities:
Contribute to impact protection structure design and architecture Translate product requirements into verifiable technical specifications Analyze results and recommend design conclusions Develop testing, analysis, and data-processing tools Provide guidance to interns and junior team members Requirements:
Six-plus years of R&D; engineering experience Strong simulation-to-test correlation experience Understanding of foams, cellular materials, and TPEs Knowledge of hyperelasticity, viscoelasticity, and strain-rate dependency Ability to defend conclusions before senior leadership Use impact engineering, material science, and validation expertise to advance technically defensible protection structure recommendations.