Durability CAE Tech Specialist
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Job Location:
Charlotte, VT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
5 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position: Durability CAE Tech Specialist (Senior Role)
Work Location: Charlotte NC
Salary: 90K/Annum
Duration: Permanent/Fulltime
Job Description:
Core Responsibilities
- Lead structural durability and fatigue sign-off for systems such as body structures frames and EV battery trays prior to prototype builds.
- Oversee complex full vehicle explicit & implicit dynamic simulations (ground strikes curb strikes cyclic loading) to validate structural resilience.
- Correlate virtual models with physical test results to ensure predictive accuracy.
- Conduct physics based root cause analysis to diagnose and resolve durability concerns from early development through production.
- Mentor junior engineers and drive development of advanced CAE methodologies.
- Collaborate with design manufacturing and road load teams to set design load targets and integrate durability lessons learned.
Key Technical Skills & Qualifications
- Proficiency with Abaqus Nastran nCode DesignLife FEMFAT.
- Strong understanding of fatigue plasticity ductile failure and joining techniques in HSLA and cast materials.
- Experience with ANSA/HyperMesh and HyperView/Meta/Post; Python/MATLAB preferred for automation.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- 10 years of experience in structural components and CAE correlation.
Special Considerations AI & Machine Learning
- Experience with Reduced Order Modeling (ROM) and Neural Networks for accelerating CAE workflows.
- Familiarity with AI driven design tools such as Altair PhysicsAI and Ansys SimAI.
- Understanding of generative design for topology optimization durability and mass reduction.
