CAE Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• 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.

Job requirements

• 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