CAE Engineer/ Analyst - Strength & Durability CAE

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. in Gurgaon seeks a CAE Engineer/Analyst specializing in Strength & Durability CAE with 8–10 years of experience.

You will model, analyze, and interpret results for automotive body structures and closures, coordinating with design and testing teams to implement countermeasures. The role requires a strong background in finite element methods and fatigue analysis, with hands-on experience in Hypermesh/Nastran/LS-DYNA and related tools.

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering required.
• ME/M.Tech in Mechanical Design preferred.
• 8–10 years of CAE experience in automotive body structures.

Responsibilities

• CAE Modelling – Mesh discretization, Assembly, Constraint & Load setting for automotive sub-systems.
• Carry out Strength & Durability analysis – Linear & Non-Linear.
• Interpretation of results and countermeasures for meeting performance criteria.
• Documentation of results and communication with design/testing teams.
• Interact with Testing teams for correlating CAE results with physical tests.
• Support in generation and evaluation of Value Enhancement proposals.

Skills

Strength of Materials

Machine Design

Fatigue

Finite Element Analysis

Hypermesh

Nastran

LS-DYNA

Hyperview

FEMFAT

MSC Fatigue

NCode

ADAMS

Optistruct

Mode Frontier

Sheet Metal Design

Body Structures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Hypermesh

Nastran

LS-DYNA

Hyperview

LS Pre-Post

FEMFAT

MSC Fatigue

NCode

ADAMS

Optistruct

Mode Frontier

Job description

CAE Engineer/ Analyst - Strength & Durability CAE

Job Type

Full-time

Job Location

Gurgaon

Experience

8 - 10 Years

Job Title

CAE Engineer/ Analyst - Strength & Durability CAE

Background

Educational Qualification

Essential: BE / B Tech (preferably Mechanical)

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

Experience

Minimum: 8 Years

Maximum: 10 Years

Job Role & Responsibilities

Role: Vehicle Strength & Durability CAE Evaluation

Responsibilities

• CAE Modelling – Mesh discretization, Assembly, Constraint & Load setting – for automotive sub-systems, primarily components related to Body & Chassis Structure & Closures.
• Carry out Strength & Durability analysis – Linear & Non-Linear cases.
• Interpretation of results, comprehending failure modes and providing directions for countermeasures for meeting performance criteria.
• Documentation of results and communication with stakeholders – design, testing – for implementation of failure countermeasures.
• Interact with Testing teams for analyzing failures, correlation of CAE results with physical testing results and making improvements in CAE model
• Support in generation and evaluation of Value Enhancement proposals.

Competency Requirements

Technical / Functional

• Strong fundamentals in Strength of Materials, Machine design, Fatigue.
• Knowledge of Finite Element Analysis and related experience of working in Body Structures & Closures CAE domain.
• Basic knowledge of Automotive Body & Sheet metal design.
• Ability to prepare the CAE model in Hypermesh software, prepare input deck and perform analysis in Nastran & LS-Dyna software, perform post-processing in Hyperview & LS Pre-Post.
• Working exposure in Fatigue evaluation – FEMFAT, MSC Fatigue, NCode- and Multibody software (like ADAMS) will be an added advantage.
• Basic exposure of Optimization softwares – Optistruct, Mode Frontier.
• Exposure to physical testing and ability to understand test conditions and its representation in CAE.
• Ability to suggest countermeasures for performance improvement.

Behavioral: