CAE Chassis Durability Engineer

Groupe SEGULA Technologies SA; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Groupe SEGULA Technologies SA in Chennai, India, seeks a CAE Chassis Durability Engineer to develop FE models of chassis and suspension and perform FEA simulations using ANSA and Abaqus.

You will collaborate with design and testing teams to ensure OEM durability standards, optimize for durability, weight, and cost, and report findings to cross-functional engineers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and prepare high-quality finite element models of chassis and suspension components using ANSA.
• Perform static, linear, nonlinear, and fatigue durability simulations using Abaqus.
• Define material properties, contacts, connectors, loads, and boundary conditions for durability and structural analyses.
• Evaluate chassis components for strength and durability including frame, subframe, control arms, knuckles and brackets.
• Analyze stress, strain, displacement, deformation, reaction forces, and fatigue life to identify failure locations.
• Correlate CAE results with physical test data and propose model improvements to improve accuracy.
• Optimize chassis designs to meet durability, weight, cost and performance targets.
• Investigate and resolve FE model quality issues and solver convergence challenges.
• Prepare technical reports and present recommendations to design and cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with design, testing, manufacturing and product development to meet OEM durability standards.

Skills

FEA

Durability analysis

Tools

ANSA

Abaqus

Job description

Overview

CAE Chassis Durability Engineer with experience in ANSA and Abaqus to support the structural durability assessment and optimization of automotive chassis and suspension components through finite element analysis (FEA).

Responsibilities

1. Develop and prepare high-quality finite element (FE) models of chassis and suspension components using ANSA.
2. Perform static, linear, nonlinear, and fatigue durability simulations using Abaqus.
3. Define material properties, contacts, connectors, loads, and boundary conditions for durability and structural analyses.
4. Evaluate chassis components such as frame, cross members, subframe, control arms, knuckles, brackets, and suspension systems for strength and durability.
5. Analyze simulation results including stress, strain, displacement, deformation, reaction forces, and fatigue life to identify potential failure locations.
6. Correlate CAE simulation results with physical durability test data and recommend model improvements to enhance prediction accuracy.
7. Optimize chassis designs to achieve durability, weight reduction, cost efficiency, and performance targets.
8. Investigate and resolve FE model quality issues, mesh-related problems, and solver convergence challenges to improve analysis efficiency.
9. Prepare technical reports, document simulation findings, and present recommendations to design and cross-functional engineering teams.
10. Collaborate with design, testing, manufacturing, and product development teams to ensure chassis components meet OEM durability standards, quality requirements, and CAE best practices.