Vehicle Safety Test Engineer Intern (Internship - Summer 2026)

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc.
United States, Michigan, Superior Township
Oct 20, 2025
Vehicle Safety Test Engineer Intern WHAT YOU WILL DO Support crash testing operations as Vehicle Safety Test Engineer Focus on building up test team's expertise with ATD (Anthropomorphic Test Device) Understanding their construction, instrumentation/sensors, response capability, bio-fidelity, seating protocols, and calibration procedures Support for future HATCI/Safety Integration testing and benchmarking Support crash testing operations through identifying and establishing a means to track and ensure the on-time calibration of sensors and equipment. Future HATCI/Safety Integration recruitment HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT Core Projects : Comprehensive understanding of full vehicle crash test process (begin~end) Exposure to official testing procedures Development of new field case test modes or modes of injury analysis related to occupant kinematics Crash Test Dummy Seating Analysis Comparison studies between competitors for benchmarking and occupant kinematics related to seat and restraint system Calibration Schedule and Tracking Development Improvement of existing procedures and their execution Development of procedures for in-house calibration facility Other Project(s): CMM Module & Template Development (CMM: coordinate measuring machine) Improvement of existing templates and their translation to Excel and post-crash analysis Test Equipment Research Conduct research into new equipment that may benefit the FCIL's needs and prove out as budget/time allows. WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE Biomedical Engineering Major Biomechanical Engineering Major Mechanical Engineering Major with an interest/experience in biomechanics and the human body STILL INTERESTED? WHY NOT APPLY? OTHER DETAILS Candidates applying for positions with Hyundai KIA must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. HATCI is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled and Veteran. VEVRAA Federal contractor.