For college engineering students who participate in the SAE International competitions, everything is a challenge. The student teams typically are clubs, not formal school-organized groups. Their budgets are small, at best, which puts a premium on attracting some sponsors. For most, the “test track” is a parking lot somewhere on campus. When FCA opens the
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Stefanie Thornton is the Senior Manager-Talent Acquisition at FCA US LLC. The automotive industry is also cool.   Where else can you see the product of your work sitting in front of you every day while waiting in line at the Starbucks drive-thru? It’s just cool. The really cool part of all those gorgeous Jeep®,
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Vehicle testing is an important function at FCA US LLC. The Company’s wind tunnel, a key contributor to its class-leading performance in the field of aerodynamics, has long in been in high demand. The same is true of the historic Chelsea Proving Grounds, west of Detroit, which recently opened its high-security gates to more than
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Navigating the transition to automated driving is challenging – the sensing capabilities of vehicles needs to increase dramatically, while drivers need to adapt years of experience to sharing the road with data-controlled cars. With automated driving technologies still in the early stages of development, today’s younger drivers are at the center of the transformation. This
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