Senior Mechanical Simulation Engineer

Molex; Bièvres; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Molex is seeking a Senior Mechanical Simulation Engineer: Structural in our Transportation and Industrial Solutions Division to drive structural performance validation for automotive connector applications using CAE tools. You will support the team with FEA, corrosion of design features, and virtual validation across product lines.

You will develop automated CAE scripts, run nonlinear durability and vibration simulations, and help improve simulation-to-test correlation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with FEA applications.
• Experience with scripting and CAE workflow automation to build regression models.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate and provide mechanical engineering analysis support, predominantly with FEA, on short fiber reinforced plastic & copper alloy components.
• Work on nonlinear durability and linear vibration simulations.
• Correlate CAE results with real-world performance and improve accuracy.
• Develop scripts to automate CAE processes and improve efficiency.
• Utilize ISIGHT/HyperStudy/Mode Frontier to automate CAE workflows and build regression models.
• Communicate technical findings to peers, management, and customers.
• Attend trainings and conferences to stay current with developments.
• Travel as necessary.

Connaissances

FEA analysis

Scripting

Team mentoring

Formation

Masters/Bachelor's in engineering

Outils

Abaqus

Hyperworks

ISIGHT

HyperStudy

Mode Frontier

MATLAB

UG NX

CATIA

SolidWorks

Description du poste

Your Job

Molex creates connections for life by enabling technologies that transform the future and improve lives. With presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a complete range of connectivity products, services and solutions for the data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics industries. We are expanding our CAE team in our Transportation and Industrial Solutions Division. We are looking for a talented individual to join our team. In this role, the Senior Mechanical Simulation Engineer: Structural will drive and validate design features related to structural performance on automotive connector applications, using CAE methods and tools.

Our Team

The TSBU Predictive Engineering Team enables/delivers robust product design and virtual validation by developing and applying Product Digital Twin capabilities across core engineering functions. In this role, the engineer will support mechanical virtual validation using advanced FEA tools, working closely with product development teams to predict performance, identify risks early, and improve simulation-to-test correlation.

What You Will Do

• Coordinate and provide mechanical engineering analysis support, predominately with FEA, on short fiber reinforced plastic & copper alloy-based component systems through Hyperworks and Abaqus tools.


• Work on nonlinear Durability & Linear vibration simulations.


• Participate in correlation of CAE simulations to real world performance and make recommendations to improve simulation accuracy as needed.


• Develop scripts to automate CAE processes to improve efficiency.


• Work on process automation tools (ISIGHT, Hyper study, Mode Frontier etc.) to automate CAE workflow & building regression models on nonlinear engineering applications to provide design solutions (Innovative/cost effective).


• Communicate technical knowledge and experimental findings in both written and verbal formats to peers, management, and customers.


• Attend training and conferences to stay current with latest developments.


• Some travel, as necessary; may be required.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Masters / Bachelor's degree in engineering, Chemistry, Physics or Material Science


• At least 5 years of experience with FEA applications


• Experience with scripting, process automation tools (ISIGHT, Hyper study, Mode Frontier etc.) to automate CAE workflow & building regression models on nonlinear engineering applications


• Experience with parametric CAD systems (UG NX, CATIA or SolidWorks, etc.)


• Root cause and failure analysis aptitude

What Will Put You Ahead

• PhD in Engineering, Physics, Material Science


• 5+ years' experience with SIMULIA (ABAQUS, Isight) products


• 5+ years' experience with Altair (Hyperworks, Simlab) family products


• 3+ years' experience with CAE engineering user support & training


• 3+ years' experience with CAE modeling applications in predicting nonlinear structural behavior on short fiber reinforced plastics & metals


• 3+ years' experience with scripting & CAE process automation tools (ISIGHT, Hyper study, Mode Frontier etc.)


• 2+ years' experience on using Machine learning/AI for building regression models on nonlinear engineering applications.


• Experience in leading and mentoring a team.


• Experience with analytical analysis packages (MATLAB, MATHEMATICA, etc.)

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.