Automotive FEA Validation Engineer — CAE & Test Correlation

LER TechForce, LLC.; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision coverage

HSA/FSA available

401K with employer match

Disability & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Discounts

Industry-leading projects

Job summary

LER TechForce, LLC. is seeking a focused FEA Validation Engineer to support automotive product development in Troy, MI. The role involves building FEA/CAE models, coordinating validation testing, and performing FEA-to-test correlation to ensure design integrity.

You will work with cross-functional teams to develop test methods, fixtures, validation plans, and engineering reports, while managing project schedules and communicating results to customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Automotive Engineering or related field.
• 1+ years of FEA/CAE, validation, or automotive engineering experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of FEA and finite element modeling.
• Experience with HyperMesh/HyperWorks and Abaqus; Nastran experience preferred.
• Experience with physical testing, data acquisition, fatigue analysis, or FEA-test correlation preferred.
• Strong technical communication, problem-solving, and project coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop FEA models and perform structural analysis to support automotive component validation.
• Plan and coordinate validation testing based on customer and engineering requirements.
• Perform FEA-to-test correlation, analyze results, identify root causes, and recommend design improvements.
• Develop test methods, fixtures/jigs, validation plans, procedures, and engineering reports; work with design engineers and cross-functional teams from development through production launch.
• Manage project schedules and communicate technical results and recommendations to customers.

Skills

FEA/CAE

HyperMesh/HyperWorks

Abaqus

Nastran

Finite element modeling

Testing & data acquisition

Technical communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Automotive Engineering

Tools

HyperMesh

HyperWorks

Abaqus

Nastran

Job description

LER TechForce, LLC. is seeking a focused FEA Validation Engineer to support automotive product development in Troy, MI. The role involves building FEA/CAE models, coordinating validation testing, and performing FEA-to-test correlation to ensure design integrity.

You will work with cross-functional teams to develop test methods, fixtures, validation plans, and engineering reports, while managing project schedules and communicating results to customers.