CAE Modeling & Analysis Engineer II

ROUSH; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

ROUSH is seeking a CAE Analyst II in Livonia, MI to support design engineering through CAE tools. You will build models, run analyses, and interpret results to improve product performance across automotive and aerospace segments.

The role requires a bachelor’s in engineering and at least one year of CAE experience, with strong fundamentals in materials, dynamics, and modeling. Proficiency in scripting and multiple CAE packages is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Minimum 1 year of CAE analysis experience.
• Fundamental knowledge in strength of materials and failure theory for metals and composites and vibration concepts.
• Knowledge of basic engineering principles and aptitude in modeling and simulation with ability to solve engineering problems.
• Good understanding of kinematics, static and dynamics.
• Good attention to detail and ability to use hand calculations to validate input and results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical data to various audiences.

Responsibilities

• Build models for automotive, aerospace, and industrial segments using commercial CAE software (MSC-NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS Mechanical).
• Conduct CAE analysis under guidance of a lead engineer and support analysis with engineering reasoning and hand calculations.
• Review results with the lead engineer and provide analytical insight.
• Recommend alternative analysis approaches and design solutions to meet targets.
• Connect simulation with Cost/Weight/Investment (CWI), DFM, DFA, and DFMEA.
• Maintain pertinent information in the assigned location and perform data cleanup.
• Learn different CAE software packages quickly and contribute to improving analyses capabilities.

Skills

CAEs & FEA modeling

Modeling & simulation

Hand calculations

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

MSC-NASTRAN

ABAQUS

ANSYS Mechanical

Altair HyperWorks

NASTRAN

FEMFAT

OPTISTRUCT

Job description

ROUSH is seeking a CAE Analyst II in Livonia, MI to support design engineering through CAE tools. You will build models, run analyses, and interpret results to improve product performance across automotive and aerospace segments.

The role requires a bachelor’s in engineering and at least one year of CAE experience, with strong fundamentals in materials, dynamics, and modeling. Proficiency in scripting and multiple CAE packages is beneficial.