CAE Engineer

• Define load profiles and analysis requirements (static, shock, vibration, durability/fatigue, thermal) from vehicle usage data, road load data, customer requirements, and industry standards.

• Build a scalable analysis process

• Evaluate, select, and deploy CAE tools .

• Scope and manage contractors, including statements of work, schedules, technical reviews, and quality of deliverables.

• Perform and review structural, modal, random vibration, fatigue, and thermal analysis

• Correlate simulation results with physical test data, working closely with hardware validation and integration teams to refine models and test plans.

• Work with mechanical design, systems, and program teams to feed simulation into design decisions early and set design guidelines.

• Mentor engineers and set technical standards for simulation quality across the organization.

• BS/MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a similar field

• 7+ years of CAE/FEA experience in automotive, commercial vehicle, aerospace, agriculture, construction, or defense

• Deep expertise with at least one major FEA suite (e.g., Abaqus, ANSYS, Nastran, LS-DYNA, OptiStruct) and pre-processors (e.g., HyperMesh, ANSA)

• Experience defining load cases and load profiles from requirements, standards, or measured data

• Experience managing external contractors or engineering service providers

• Strong grasp of structural dynamics, fatigue, and material behavior

• Strong understanding of correlating simulation to physical test results

• Experience with durability/fatigue tools (e.g., nCode, FEMFAT) and road load data acquisition

• Experience with CFD or thermal simulation for electronics enclosures

• Scripting and automation for CAE workflows (Python, APDL, TCL)

• Experience setting up simulation data management or HPC environments

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