Sr. Staff Vehicle Dynamics Simulation Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: Palo Alto

Employment Type: FullTime

About ALSO.

We’re ALSO, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian. We’re a passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new (not to mention, innovative and delightful) vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride ALSO—replacing many local car, truck and SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10-50x more efficient.

ALSO is looking for a Sr. Staff Vehicle Dynamics Simulation Engineer to develop and maintain high-fidelity vehicle models for ride, handling, braking, steering, and stability analysis!

What You Will Do

• Develop performance targets and inform kinematics and compliance to achieve them

• Perform multi-body dynamics (MBD) simulations to evaluate suspension kinematics and compliance characteristics.

• Use Road Loads Data Acquisition and Simulations to generate durability and abuse loading criteria

• Conduct full-vehicle simulations (longitudinal, lateral, vertical dynamics) to support performance targets.

• Correlate simulation models with test data and refine models for improved accuracy.

• Support track and road testing activities by analyzing instrumentation data and validating simulation outputs.

• Collaborate with chassis, controls, powertrain, and tire teams to optimize system-level vehicle performance.

• Perform sensitivity studies and DOE analyses to guide design decisions.

• Contribute to control strategy development (e.g., ESC, torque vectoring, active suspension)

• Familiarity with vehicle dynamics and tire modeling and simulation concepts

• Drive development with data by creating objective metrics that align simulation with real-world performance, designing and supporting vehicle tests to gather high-quality dat

• Support vehicle performance target setting and objective KPI development.
  

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field.

• 8+ years of experience in vehicle dynamics or automotive simulation

• Strong understanding of:

  • Ride & handling fundamentals

  • Tire modeling (Pacejka / MF models preferred)
    Suspension kinematics and compliance

  • Longitudinal and lateral vehicle dynamics

• Experience with at least one of the following tools:

  • CarSim / TruckSim
    Adams/Car

  • Simpack

  • MATLAB/Simulink

  • VI-Grade

• Data analysis skills using MATLAB, Python, or similar.

• Familiarity with vehicle testing instrumentation and data acquisition systems.

The salary for this position ranges from $200,000-$250,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Why ALSO.

We’re passionate about helping the world find a better way to get there—wherever it is you’re headed.

We’re located in the heart of Silicon Valley and have brought together a world-class team from some of the biggest brands in the technology, automotive, cycling, outdoor recreation and retail spaces. 

Together we’re working hands-on to imagine, design and build an entirely new solution to a global set of transportation challenges. 

Perks and Benefits

• Robust health coverage. Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options.

• One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates.

• Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny.

• Flexible time off. 

• 401(k) match.