CAE Engineer / Analyst - Crash & Safety CAE

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.; Gurgaon; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. seeks a CAE Engineer / Analyst for Crash & Safety CAE to drive vehicle crash simulations and safety evaluations using LS-Dyna and associated tools. The role covers model building, simulations, and countermeasure proposals across vehicle subsystems.

The candidate should have 5–9 years of relevant experience, with BE/BTech in mechanical engineering and ideally ME/MTech in mechanical design. Location is Gurgaon, full-time.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech in mechanical engineering is essential.
• 5–9 years experience in CAE for automotive crash and safety.
• Exposure to full vehicle CAE workflows and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare full vehicle CAE models using HyperMesh/ANSA/PRIMER for components.
• Run system and full vehicle simulations with LS-Dyna for crash/occupant safety.
• Optimize models with DiffCrash, ModeFrontier, LS-OPT.
• Interpret results and propose countermeasures with CAE study reports.
• Coordinate with testing teams to correlate CAE with physical tests.

Skills

Crash CAE

FEM Modeling

Strength of Materials

Elasticity/Plasticity

Countermeasure design

Test correlation

Education

BE / BTech (Mechanical)

ME / MTech (Mechanical Design)

Tools

HyperMesh

ANSA

PRIMER

LS-Dyna

LS-PrePost

HyperView

HyperGraph

DiffCrash

ModeFrontier

LS-OPT

Job description

Job Type Full-time

Job Location Gurgaon

Experience 5 - 9 Years

Job Title: CAE Engineer / Analyst - Crash & Safety CAE

Background

i) Educational Qualification

Essential: BE / B Tech (preferably Mechanical)

Desirable: ME / M Tech (preferably Mechanical Design or equivalent)

ii) Experience

Minimum: 05 Maximum: 09

Job Role & Responsibilities:-

Role: Vehicle Crash CAE Simulation & Evaluation

Responsibilities:

• Prepare Full vehicle CAE models using HYPERMESH/ANSA/PRIMER – Mesh discretization, Assembly, Constraints & Load setting – for automotive sub-systems and components.
• System and Full vehicle simulation using LS-Dyna software. Development of Vehicle Body and aggregates for Crash & Occupant Safety using CAE.
• Model Optimization and Robustness using DiffCrash, ModeFrontier, LS-OPT.
• Interpretation of results in LS-PrePost/Hyperview/Hypergraph - comprehend failure modes and provide directions for countermeasures by performing parameter studies on the FEM model.
• Report preparation and communication with stakeholders – design, testing – for implementation of countermeasures.
• Interact with Testing teams for analyzing failures, correlation of CAE results with physical testing results and making improvements in CAE methodology.

Competency Requirements

Technical / Functional

• Strong fundamentals in Strength of Materials, Theory of Elasticity / Plasticity.
• Good understanding of Automotive Body, Sheet metal & Plastic part design.
• Knowledge of AIS Safety Regulations, NCAP protocols.
• Knowledge of Finite Element Analysis and experience of working in Automotive Crash & Occupant Safety CAE domain – model building and carrying out System Level / Full vehicle simulations.
• Debug the CAE model for LS-Dyna environment, interpret the results, post process the deck.
• Should have experience of working with CAE engineers and making design modifications based on CAE inputs.
• Experience in interpreting and understanding FEA results, post-processing and preparing comprehensive analysis reports with countermeasure proposals for meeting performance targets.
• Exposure to physical testing and ability to understand test conditions and its representation in CAE will be preferred.