Eugene Lee
About Eugene Lee
Eugene Lee is a Senior Technical Specialist at Divergent, focusing on product designs of passive safety restraints. He has extensive experience in the automotive industry, having held various technical management positions and earned advanced degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Work at Divergent 3D
Eugene Lee has been employed at Divergent as a Senior Technical Specialist since 2020. In this role, he focuses on product designs related to passive safety restraints, which include various systems such as DAB, SAB, CAB, STW, seating, seatbelts, and interior components. His responsibilities also encompass providing FMVSS ECE homologation support and developing injury performance countermeasures for vehicle integration. Lee leads the development of occupant CAE models, ensuring compliance with FMVSS standards 208, 214, 203, 207, 209, and 210.
Education and Expertise
Eugene Lee holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he studied from 1990 to 1995. He also earned a Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, completing his studies there from 1985 to 1987. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in mechanical engineering and safety systems.
Background in Automotive Safety Engineering
Eugene Lee has extensive experience in the automotive industry, particularly in safety engineering. He worked at Takata as a Technical Manager for 12 years, from 2001 to 2013, where he was involved in the development of safety systems. Prior to that, he served as a Technical Manager at ESI Group for one year and as Team Leader for Safety and Crashworthiness CAE at Renault Samsung Motors from 1996 to 1998. He also held the position of Principal CAE Engineer at Toyoda Gosei from 2013 to 2020, focusing on passive safety restraint system developments.
Achievements in Safety Restraint Systems
Throughout his career, Eugene Lee has specialized in the design and evaluation of occupant injury performance through both computer-aided engineering (CAE) and vehicle tests. He has designed airbag sensing and deployment criteria for various FMVSS scenarios, including 208, 214 Pole, MDB, and Rollover. His work contributes to the advancement of safety technologies in vehicles, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and enhancing occupant protection.