Safety Engineer - Structural / Occupant - CAE

Expleo; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Expleo is seeking a Safety Engineer - Structural / Occupant (CAE) in Chennai to drive the development and integration of safety FE models across full vehicle, subsystem and component levels. The role requires hands-on experience with sled and full-vehicle occupant simulations to support 5-star US/EU safety ratings, using LS-DYNA, ANSA and Primer.

Strong background in mechanics and materials, with collaboration across engineering teams and OEMs, will be essential to predict, analyze and

Qualifications

• BE/ BTech in Mechanical or Automobile engineering.
• ME/ MTech is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate safety FE models for full vehicle, subsystem and component levels.
• Perform sled and full-vehicle occupant simulations aimed at 5-star frontal/side impact ratings.
• Utilize Primer, ANSA and LS-DYNA for model setup, execution and validation.
• Collaborate with design engineers and OEMs in vehicle safety programs.
• Apply solid mechanics knowledge to predict, analyze and troubleshoot crash events.

Education

B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical/Automobile)

M.E./M.Tech (Preferred)

Tools

Primer

ANSA

LS-DYNA

Job description

Overview

Safety Engineer - Structural / Occupant - CAE

Responsibilities

Essential:

• 3-7 years of relevant technical experience in Automobile industry with widespread domain knowledge
• A foundational 1-2 years of hands-on experience in developing and integrating Safety FE Models (covering full vehicle, subsystem, and component levels).
• Additionally, 2+ years of experience performing Sled and Full Vehicle occupant simulations focused on achieving 5-star frontal or side impact ratings in global consumer safety programs (US NCAP / Euro NCAP).
• Proficiency in Primer, ANSA, and LS-DYNA is mandatory.
• Strong engineering fundamentals, with a postgraduate degree preferred
• Solid understanding of Classical and Applied Mechanics, particularly Strength of Materials
• Strong grasp of physics fundamentals and logical reasoning to predict, analyze, and troubleshoot complex non-linear crash events.

Qualifications

• B.E, B.Tech (Mechanical, Automobile), M.E, M.Tech Preferable

Essential skills

Desirable:

• Exposure to Human Body Model (HBM) based simulations in sled / vehicle level.
• Experience with scripting and AI tools is a plus.
• Good working knowledge on metals, composite parts and failure analysis
• Understanding of Cross functional performance requirements
• Experience in providing design proposals, interaction with design engineers in implementing the proposals
• Experience working with OEMs in Vehicle Safety

Tool Knowledge:

• Ansa
• LS Dyna
• Primer

Experience

3 to 6 YearsIn OEM and Tier 1 Automotive