CAE Engineer General

CAE Engineer General

Are you looking to work for a company that provides an innovative work environment, and your voice is heard? We have a position for a CAE Engineer General to work onsite at our client in Dearborn, MI (this is a direct hire position).

Who we are

LER TechForce is an industry leader in embedded controls, software, functional safety, and engineering talent. For over 20 years LER has been working with customers across North America. Follow us at: LER TechForce on LinkedIn.

What you will be doing:

Lead high-voltage battery internals and related system structural design using CAE tools.

Work with battery design and release engineers on cutting-edge battery technologies to ensure the battery functional environment operates within specified conditions.

Work across the Electrified Powertrain Engineering organization and with key stakeholders of the battery business as a collaborative team player.

Build 3D battery internal structural analysis CAE models from CAD designs.

Debug complex finite element (FE) models independently.

Perform 3D structural simulations on high-voltage battery packs at the system, subsystem, and component levels to support internal design development, utilizing non-linear FEA codes such as ABAQUS, ANSYS, or OptiStruct Non-Linear, including pre- and post-processing with HyperMesh, HyperView, and ABAQUS Viewer.

Evaluate 3D structural analysis results and provide technical feedback and design direction to vehicle program and battery pack design teams.

Collaborate with vehicle-level teams to obtain boundary conditions for battery pack structural-level simulations.

Partner with battery lab and vehicle-level testing teams; specify instrumentation for data collection; process physical structural test results and use the data to correlate CAE models.

Coordinate with extended overseas CAE teams for meshing and geometric cleanup tasks.

Compile professional, organized, and structured reports detailing completed CAE work, including recommendations and conclusions.

What you'll need to be successful

• Essential:

• 4+ years of experience working with structural components and designs in an engineering environment.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Structural Engineering.

• Broad experience using ABAQUS, HyperMesh, nCode or fe-Safe, and 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX); candidate must be an expert user in these core tools.

• Preferred:

• 5 or more years of experience specifically in CAE structural modeling and simulation analysis techniques using ABAQUS or equivalent, including experience selecting appropriate solution procedures for complex non-linear problems.

• S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree.

• Working knowledge of ABAQUS, OptiStruct Non-Linear, HyperMesh, HyperView, ABAQUS Viewer, Teamcenter, 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX), or equivalent tools (ANSYS, etc.).

• Working knowledge of CAE tools for fatigue assessments such as FEMFAT, nCode, fe-safe, or equivalent.

• Strong experience in correlating complex non-linear CAE models with physical test data, including sensitivity analysis and model tuning for improved accuracy.

• Extensive knowledge of various structural materials, high-strength material behavior, energy flow theory and analysis methods, fracture mechanics, and crack initiation/propagation.

• Working knowledge and experience using CAE pre-processing tools such as HyperMesh or equivalent for geometry cleanup and meshing, and ABAQUS, Nastran, or equivalent for CAE model solving and post-processing.

• Proficiency in ABAQUS scripting (Python) for model automation and advanced post-processing.

• Familiarity with sheet metal design specifications, sealing design, structural testing setup, and data collection.

• Familiarity with thermal-mechanical coupled analysis that considers temperature-dependent material properties, thermal expansion, and effects on structural integrity.

• Proven record of innovative applications and ability to introduce new ideas for product development.

• Working knowledge of optimization CAE tools such as modeFRONTIER, iSight, HEEDS, Tosca, or OptiStruct.

• Experience in physical testing is a plus.

• Ability to mentor junior engineers and collaborate effectively as a team player.

• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

• Experience with variability, robustness, and Six Sigma methodologies.

What you'll get

• Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA and FSA

• 401K with a match and immediate vesting

• Short-term and Long-term disability, life insurance and other optional benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee Discounts

• Ongoing professional development opportunities including Technical Training and Leadership Development

• The opportunity to work on industry leading projects