Sr. Vehicle CAE Durability Engineer (Job Code: 1015)

Responsible for performing durability, strength, and stiffness simulations to develop and optimize EV body, chassis, and closures structure; analyze simulation data to understand issues and optimize solutions through multiple full vehicle durability simulation iterations; use CAE tools to lead and guide vehicle structure design; assess durability, strength, and stiffness performance using nCode, DesignLife, and OptiStruct; create and debug full vehicle durability models using pre-processing tools, such as ANSA and HyperMesh; perform post-process durability and stiffness simulation results using nCode and HyperWorks; provide design improvement recommendations based on simulation results; utilize load analysis, durability and fatigue prediction, nCode, OptiStruct, Nastran, Abaqus, ANSA, LS-DYNA, MotionSolve, HyperStudy, and continuous improvement to perform duties; conduct component and vehicle testing to correlate CAE results with physical test data; apply advanced methodologies, including Design of Experiments and Design for Six Sigma using Hyperstudy, for design optimization; generate detailed reports summarizing simulation results and design improvements; and collaborate with the design team, manufacturing team, and suppliers to achieve targeted vehicle performance.

Location:

2716 Daley Dr, Troy, MI 48083;

Salary:

$156,528 per year;

Education:

Master's Degree in Automotive Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or in a related field of study (will accept equivalent foreign degree);

Experience:

Two (2) years in the position above, as a CAE Lead, as a CAE Strength/Durability Analyst, as a Project Engineer, as a Structural Engineer, or in a related occupation;