Durability CAE Engineer

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What youll be able to do:

Durability CAE Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Allen Park Michigan). Note this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the Allen Park office. Hence the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from Allen Park MI. Lead the CAE analysis of next generation Model E products in one or more of the following areas: Body Closures Body Exteriors Interiors and Chassis. Work with D&R engineers to drive design resolutions using both linear and non-linear CAE analysis. Develop component system and vehicle level CAE models and complete analysis following Ford CAE modeling/analysis guidelines. Where appropriate conduct studies utilizing optimization tools to meet performance requirements within the constraints of conflicting attributes such as cost and mass. Develop CAE based countermeasures to meet requirements and work with program members to develop design proposals that meet cost and weight targets.

Youll have...

Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Automotive Systems Engineering or a related field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation. 4 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Develop actionable solutions to structural durability issues for vehicle systems utilizing advanced CAE methodologies including linear and non-linear FEA and codes including Abaqus nCode and Nastran. 2. Utilize pre-processing tools to create CAE models and post-processing tools to visualize results including Altair Hypermesh or ANSA. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Conduct CAE analysis using Abaqus and Nastran including debugging and generating results to drive robust designs. 2. Optimize designs for mass and performance using optimization tools Tosca or Optistruct.2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Analyzing test or CAE data drawing appropriate conclusions and making design recommendations to meet vehicle component and system requirements. 2. Develop Python and TCL scripts for automation of pre-processing of models.

We are offering a salary of$109512.00 - $161435.76/yr.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:

Immediate medical dental and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up child care and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

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