CAE- MBD- Durability_ Ford Motors

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

Job summary

Groupe SEGULA Technologies SA is seeking a CAE Engineer (FEA & MBD) with 3–6 years of hands-on experience to support GVPE and product development programs within the automotive sector.

The role covers structural, durability, NVH, and kinematic analyses across automotive systems, with a focus on validating virtual models against tests and driving design optimizations.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of CAE experience in FEA and MBD.
• Strong fundamentals in FEA, structural mechanics, fatigue, modal analysis, NVH, and dynamics.
• Good understanding of rigid/flexible body kinematics and continuum mechanics.
• Experience with automotive components/systems such as chassis, suspension, and closures.
• Knowledge of ASME/ISO material characterization and automotive CAE processes.
• Ford virtual validation process knowledge is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform linear/non-linear FEA for structural stiffness, strength, stress, strain, contact, deformation, and FoS.
• Conduct modal, vibration/frequency response, NVH, fatigue, and durability analysis.
• Develop MBD/kinematic models for suspension, steering, hinges, closures, seating, mounts, mechanisms, and robotic systems.
• Extract dynamic loads from MBD simulations and perform load transfer analyses.
• Perform FEA–MBD load transfer/cascading for component-level analysis.
• Develop flexible-body MBD models using CMS/Craig-Bampton and modal reduction.
• Perform topology, topometry, shape, and gauge optimization for lightweighting.
• Correlate CAE results with physical test data and perform root-cause analysis.
• Recommend CAD/design changes and optimization strategies based on simulations.

Job description

Job Description – CAE Engineer (FEA & MBD)

Experience: 3–6 Years

Education: B.E./B.Tech./M.E./M.Tech. in Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace, Computational Mechanics, or related field Industry: Automotive / Mobility

Role Summary:We are looking for a CAE Engineer with strong hands-on experience in FEA and Multi-Body Dynamics (MBD) to support Ford Global Vehicle Process Engineering (GVPE) and product development programs. The role involves structural, durability, NVH, kinematic, dynamic, and virtual validation activities across automotive systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform linear/non-linear FEA for structural stiffness, strength, stress, strain, contact, deformation, and FoS.
• Conduct modal, vibration/frequency response, NVH, fatigue, and durability analysis.
• Develop MBD/kinematic models for suspension, steering, hinges, closures, seats, mounts, mechanisms, and robotic systems.
• Extract dynamic joint loads, forces, moments, accelerations, and reactions from MBD simulations.
• Perform FEA–MBD load transfer/cascading for component-level structural and fatigue analysis.
• Develop flexible-body MBD models using CMS/Craig-Bampton and FEA modal reduction.
• Perform topology, topometry, shape, and gauge optimization for lightweighting and stiffness improvement.
• Correlate CAE results with physical test/proving-ground data and perform root-cause analysis.
• Recommend CAD/design changes, reinforcements, and optimization solutions based on simulation results.
• Support engineering reviews, gateway activities, and cross-functional teams.

Required Tools

FEA/Pre-Post: SimSolid, HyperMesh/HyperView, ANSYS Workbench, ANSA/METAFEA Solvers: Abaqus, Nastran, OptiStruct, ANSYS Mechanical, LS-DYNAMBD: MSC Adams, Adams/Car, MotionSolve, SIMPACK, RecurDynDurability: nCode DesignLife, fe-safe

Required Skills

• Strong fundamentals in FEA, structural mechanics, fatigue, modal analysis, NVH, and dynamics.
• Good understanding of rigid/flexible body kinematics and continuum mechanics.
• Experience with automotive components/systems such as chassis, suspension, powertrain mounts, BIW closures, and mechanisms.
• Knowledge of ASME/ISO material characterization and automotive CAE processes.
• Ford virtual validation process knowledge is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Ideal Candidate

A hands-on CAE professional capable of working across the complete simulation workflow:

MBD/Kinematics → Dynamic Load Extraction → FEA → Durability/NVH → Test Correlation → Root Cause → Design Recommendation