Automotive CAE Engineer — Crash & NVH FEA Expert

L&L Products; Romeo (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Onsite medical clinic

401K plan

Wellness program

Job summary

L&L Products in Michigan is seeking a CAE Engineer to perform finite element analyses to evaluate automotive products for crashworthiness, structural performance, NVH, fatigue, and durability. You will develop models, validate results, and contribute to improving simulation capabilities while coordinating with Product Development, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, and customers.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, strong CAE experience, and the ability to communicate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• Working knowledge of FEA fundamentals, structural mechanics, and engineering problem solving.
• Experience with commercial FEA solvers such as LS-DYNA, OptiStruct, Nastran, Abaqus, or equivalent.
• Experience with CAE preprocessing and postprocessing software such as HyperWorks/HyperMesh, LS-PrePost, or equivalent.
• Ability to interpret FEA results and relate predictions to physical product behavior.
• Understanding of automotive crashworthiness, structural performance, NVH, fatigue, durability, and related CAE applications.
• Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform finite element analyses to evaluate products and material solutions for crashworthiness, structural performance, NVH, fatigue, durability, and related applications.
• Develop finite element models including geometry, meshing, material definitions, connections, contacts, loads, and boundary conditions.
• Evaluate CAE results, identify limitations, and recommend design changes to improve performance, mass, cost, manufacturability, and robustness.
• Support development of new product concepts and customer opportunities by providing timely analytical insight to multiple stakeholders.
• Plan and support physical testing required for CAE validation and correlation, comparing to analytical predictions.
• Document models, inputs, assumptions, results, conclusions, and recommendations clearly per procedures.
• Communicate technical information effectively to engineering, commercial, manufacturing, customer, and supplier stakeholders.
• Develop and apply improved CAE methods, automation, and data-analysis techniques to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Skills

FEA fundamentals

LS-DYNA

Abaqus

HyperWorks

Python scripting

Automotive CAE

Problem solving

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

HyperMesh

LS-PrePost

Nastran

Job description

L&L Products in Michigan is seeking a CAE Engineer to perform finite element analyses to evaluate automotive products for crashworthiness, structural performance, NVH, fatigue, and durability. You will develop models, validate results, and contribute to improving simulation capabilities while coordinating with Product Development, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, and customers.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, strong CAE experience, and the ability to communicate