CAE Engineer Strength & Durability

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. is looking for a CAE Engineer/Analyst for Strength & Durability evaluation. This role involves CAE Modelling, executing Strength & Durability analysis, and collaborating with design and testing teams. The ideal candidate should have at least 8 years of experience, strong knowledge in materials and mechanical design, and proficiency with tools like Hypermesh, Nastran, and LS-Dyna. This position is based in Gurugram, Haryana.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 Years of experience in a related field.
• Knowledge of Finite Element Analysis and Body Structures CAE domain.
• Ability to prepare CAE models and perform analysis using specified software.

Responsibilities

• Carry out CAE Modelling and Strength & Durability analysis.
• Document results and communicate with design and testing teams.
• Suggest countermeasures for performance improvements.

Skills

Strength of Materials

Machine design

Finite Element Analysis

Fatigue evaluation

Hypermesh software

Education

BE / B Tech (preferably Mechanical)

ME / M Tech (preferably Mechanical Design or equivalent)

Tools

Nastran

LS-Dyna

Hyperview

Optistruct

FEMFAT

Job description

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

• 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.