Mechanical Simulation Engineer

3mcompany; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Solventum in Bengaluru (Hybrid) is seeking a Mechanical Simulation Engineer to drive computational analyses for medical devices. You will lead simulation studies from concept to verification, collaborating with R&D to ensure design integrity and regulatory readiness.

The role emphasizes advanced FEA work, multi-physics considerations, and close cross-functional communication to translate analyses into robust product designs. Bangalore-based hybrid work model offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/biomedical engineering from an accredited institution.
• 5 years of experience in mechanical simulations in industry or 3 years with a master's degree.
• Ph.D. in mechanical/biomedical engineering with a computational focus and solid mechanics.
• FEA modeling experience in Comsol, Abaqus or Ansys.
• CAD experience with Solidworks preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes mechanical simulations to support medical product design and development.
• Performs advanced analyses including non-linear material modeling, dynamics, failure and damage analyses.
• Collaborates with R&D and cross-functional teams to meet business needs.
• Documents simulation workflows and results for regulatory and commercialization purposes.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Collaboration with R&D teams

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in mechanical/biomedical engineering

Master’s Degree or higher in mechanical/biomedical engineering with computational focus

Ph.D. in mechanical/biomedical engineering with computational focus

Tools

Comsol

Abaqus

Ansys

Solidworks

Job description

Thank you for your interest in joining Solventum. Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers’ toughest challenges. While we continue updating the Solventum Careers Page and applicant materials, some documents may still reflect legacy branding. Please note that all listed roles are Solventum positions, and our Privacy Policy: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/legal/website-privacy-statement/applicant-privacy/ applies to any personal information you submit. As it was with 3M, at Solventum all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Description: Job Title: Mechanical Simulation Engineer 3M Health Care is now Solventum. At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue. We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

As a Mechanical Simulation Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world.

Here, you will make an impact by:

• Develops and executes mechanical simulations to support medical product design and development including device verification & validation
• Performs complex technical analysis, including numerical model development, non-linear material modeling, dynamic systems, failure analysis, structural integrity analysis, and damage analysis, data reduction, data plotting, and data visualization
• Collaborates and communicates with R&D and cross-functional teams to provide insights and ensure business needs are met
• Documents simulation workflows and results to meet commercialization and regulatory requirements

Your Skills and Expertise

• Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or higher in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering or related discipline from an accredited institution (verified prior to start)
• Five (5) years experience in mechanical simulations within industry OR Master’s Degree or higher in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering or related discipline from an accredited institution (verified prior to start) with a focus on computational simulations
• Three (3) years experience in mechanical simulations within industry OR Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or related discipline from an accredited institution (verified prior to start) with a computational focus applied to healthcare applications AND Solid Mechanics
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Modeling experience in Comsol, Abaqus or Ansys
• Experience with CAD software (Solidworks preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical simulations with a focus on medical device design, fatigue or fracture predictions, or other relevant failure mode analysis
• Experience with non-linear and rate-dependent material modeling
• Proficiency with Computational Fluid Dynamics, and/or other numerical methods and common frameworks for developing these workflows (Abaqus, COMSOL, Python)
• Proficiency with CAD (Solidworks preferred) and mesh generation/manipulation techniques and applications
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to explain simulation workflows and results to non-experts
• Mechanical modeling experience within ASME V&V40 framework
• Work location: Bangalore (Hybrid)
• Travel: May include up to 10% domestic and/or international

Supporting Your Well-being Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. Solventum is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our recruitment process. Applicants must remain alert to fraudulent job postings and recruitment schemes that falsely claim to represent Solventum and seek to exploit job seekers. Please note that all email communications from Solventum regarding job opportunities with the company will be from an email with a domain of @solventum.com. Be wary of unsolicited emails or messages regarding Solventum job opportunities from emails with other email domains.