The short list of jobs in our field consists of Technicians and Engineers. Those that pursue a college-level education in engineering can get jobs as test engineers or product development engineers. Many large engineering schools offer course in these areas. Many police departments have crash investigators who examine the aftermath of real crashes to ascertain the causes of and responsibility for crashes. Crash investigators also are retained by lawyers in product liability and personal injury cases.
Many investigators have engineering or physics backgrounds.
Universities located in areas with a concentration of auto-related industry usually have engineering departments with relationships to the industry. Some offer courses specifically related to safety engineering. Among the schools to check are the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Ohio State University, George Washington University, University of California, San Diego and University of Virginia.