Software Engineering Intern for CAD/CAE/Tooling

Sika AG; Zürich; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sika AG in Zürich seeks an IT/PLM engineer to enhance CAE/CAD data pipelines, integrate cloud and on-prem platforms, and boost overall Product Lifecycle Management efficiency for engineering projects.

You will design low-code workflows in Synera, connect CAD/CAE with Databricks or REST APIs, test apps, document learnings, and help evaluate new development paths while analyzing data formats and contributing to surrogate-model experiments.

Qualifications

• Experience with CAE/CAD data integration and PLM processes.
• Proficiency in designing low-code workflows and automation.
• Experience testing and evaluating software/applications in engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Understand and support 3DEXPERIENCE REST APIs data definition and integration to other systems such as Databricks or direct point-to-point integration.
• Design, build, and maintain low-code workflows in Synera that connect CAD, CAE and other tools for tooling/layout optimization and other engineering tasks.
• Configure, test, and develop custom applications and validate the data that flows between them.
• Document lessons learned and help evaluate new development paths for the IT Application Owner (Automotive).
• Analyze CAD/CAE data formats and structures, model them, and propose first solutions for review.
• Write scripts for pre- and post-processing and small automation tasks.
• Do basic work on infra Azure Resources (VMs, storage, compute for simulation jobs) and estimate cost and usage.
• Optionally support deployments on Google Cloud Platform.
• Prepare datasets from CAD/CAE results and support surrogate-modeling and design-space exploration experiments.
• Write runbooks, user guides, and short demos for engineering users.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

3DEXPERIENCE REST APIs

Synera

Azure

Databricks

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

You'll help improve and experiment with engineering projects that combine CAE/CAD tools with cloud and on-premises platforms, with the goal of a better Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) efficiency. You will work where CAD/CAE meets software and split your time between operational systems and proof-of-concepts developments

What you'll do

• Work on understanding and supporting 3DEXPERIENCE REST APIs data definition and integration to other systems such as Databricks or direct point-to-point integration
• Design, build, and maintain low-code workflows in Synera that connect CAD, CAE and other tools for different purposes such as tooling layout optimization, engraving optimization.
• Configure, test, and develop custom applications and validate the data that flows between them.
• Document lessons learned and help the IT Application Owner (Automotive) evaluate new development paths.
• Analyze CAD/CAE data formats and structures, find quick wins, model them in diagrams, and propose first solutions for review.
• Write scripts for pre- and post-processing and small automation tasks.
• Do basic work on infra Azure Resources (VMs, storage, compute for simulation jobs) and estimate cost and usage.
• Optionally, support deployments on Google Cloud Platform.
• Prepare datasets from CAD/CAE results and support surrogate-modeling and design-space exploration experiments.
• Write runbooks, user guides, and short demos for engineering users.

Example Assignments

• Part similarity search and parameter estimation: Build a similarity search over historical sold parts using their key dimensions, e.g., nearest-neighbor search in a normalized parameter space. Then propose interpolation or regression methods that estimate starting parameters for a new project from customer requirements across different Sika products.
• AI-Driven Concept Design: Generative Geometry & Surrogate Simulation: Use our historical CAD and CAE data to explore AI methods that propose initial part geometries for new requirements. Train surrogate models that estimate simulation results (e.g., stress, stiffness) in seconds instead of running full solver jobs, which cuts design time and compute cost
• Rule-based Part Analysis application: Develop a web application that guides engineers through Part Analysis: 3D model viewing, measurements, comments, accept/reject decisions, and suggested actions. The workflow is driven by business rules and tracks the state of each review. The stack is React/Next.js with a 3D rendering library (e.g., Three.js). Structured data goes in a relational database and 3D models and attachments in blob storage.
• Finance application modernization: Help migrate a project-finance application that tracks project data and resources from a monolithic SQL Server + MS Access setup to a modern web application, following Sika architecture and security guidelines.