Senior CAE Lead | Automotive

Capgemini Engineering; Diegem; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flex abroad program (up to 45 days)

Diversity networks: OUTfront, Women@,,

Job summary

Capgemini Engineering in Belgium seeks a Senior CAE Engineer specializing in crash simulation to lead structural activities for automotive exterior components. You will own crash analyses, coordinate offshore teams, and drive design improvements while ensuring top-quality deliverables for a high-profile programme.

We value strong communication with both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders, and a collaborative, client-facing leadership style in a hybrid work environment with

Qualifications

• 7+ years in CAE simulation with hands-on crash analysis using LS-Dyna and Abaqus.
• Strong background in automotive structural simulation for exterior components and OEM requirements.
• Ability to lead technical teams, coordinate offshore resources, and ensure quality of simulation deliverables.
• Excellent communication to present findings to engineering and non-engineering audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead structural simulation activities for automotive exterior sub-components and ensure deliverables meet high quality standards and project requirements.
• Own crash analysis and durability simulations, applying deep expertise to evaluate behavior and validate designs.
• Drive root cause analysis when results miss targets and propose corrective actions.
• Collaborate with design teams to translate simulation insights into design improvements.
• Act as technical lead for local stakeholders and coordinate offshore resources for consistent methodologies.

Skills

CAE simulation

Crash analysis (LS-Dyna)

Crash analysis (Abaqus)

NVH exposure

Team leadership

Offshore coordination

Stakeholder management

Tools

LS-Dyna

Abaqus

Job description

At Capgemini Engineering, the world leader in engineering services, we bring together a global team of engineers, scientists, and architects to help the world’s mostinnovative companies unleash their potential. From autonomous cars to life-saving robots, our digital and software technology experts think outside the box as theyprovide unique R&D and engineering services across all industries. Join us for a career full of opportunities. Where you can make a difference. Where no two days arethe same.

YOUR ROLE

As a Senior CAE Engineer specialising in crash simulation, you will act as the technical cornerstone of our structural simulation activities for automotive exterior components. Embedded within a high-profile automotive programme, you will lead a team, drive quality, and collaborate closely with both local stakeholders and offshore resources to deliver outstanding engineering results.

In this role you will play a key role in:

• Leading and coordinating structural simulation activities for automotive exterior sub-components, ensuring all deliverables meet the highest quality standards and comply with project requirements
• Taking ownership of crash analysis and durability simulations, applying deep technical expertise in LS-Dyna and Abaqus to evaluate component behaviour and validate designs against defined performance targets
• Driving root cause analysis processes when simulation results do not meet initial requirements, identifying failure modes and proposing technically sound corrective actions
• Collaborating closely with design teams and cross-functional stakeholders to suggest and lead design modifications, translating simulation insights into actionable engineering improvements
• Acting as technical leader and main point of contact for local stakeholders, coordinating and mentoring an offshore simulation team to ensure consistent methodologies and delivery performance across geographically distributed resources

YOUR PROFILE

We are looking for a technically driven and collaborative engineer who thrives in a client-facing, leadership-oriented environment within the automotive industry.

• Proven experience of 7+ years in CAE simulation, with strong hands‑on expertise in crash analysis using LS-Dyna and ideally Abaqus, and exposure to Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) — a genuine plus in this role
• Solid background in automotive structural simulation, with experience on exterior components and a sound understanding of design concepts, manufacturing constraints, and OEM requirements
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, coordinate offshore resources, and take responsibility for the quality and consistency of simulation deliverables across complex, multi‑stakeholder projects
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present technical findings clearly to both engineering and non‑engineering audiences, and to collaborate effectively across design, simulation, and client teams

What you’ll love about working here

• At Capgemini Belgium we offer flexibility in more than one way: next to our hybrid way of working, where we offer you can work 70% from home, we also offer our flex abroad program. With this program you can work up to 45 days abroad, this to maintain a good work-life balance.
• Our mission is your career path. Our array of career growth programs and diverse professions are crafted to support you in exploring a world of opportunities.
• OUTfront, Women@Capgemini or CapAbilityare 3 examples of employee led networks dedicated to advance diversity, equity and inclusion within workplace and society.

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end‑to‑end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.