Durability CAE Lead: Advanced FEA & Simulation

Polaris Inc.; Wyoming (MN); On-site; USD 109,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing plan

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

401(k) matching

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Polaris Inc. is seeking aDurability Engineer to provide technical leadership in advancing durability methods and FEA simulations for next‑generation off‑road vehicles.

You will standardize processes, integrate test data, and influence early product development decisions while mentoring engineers and promoting scalable methodologies. You will collaborate with global teams to drive adoption of best practices, improve model fidelity, and accelerate design decisions through automation and robust

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years in durability analysis or CAE with FEA focus.
• Experience with Abaqus, ANSYS or OptiStruct.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, validation, and deployment of advanced durability methods using commercial CAE and FEA tools.
• Drive innovation in FEA-based simulation approaches, including fatigue analysis, nonlinear simulation, transient response, and complex joint modeling.
• Identify gaps in CAE workflows and establish standardized processes for global engineering consistency.
• Define and implement modeling guidelines, load case strategies, and post-processing procedures.
• Develop and standardize load generation approaches, durability events, and virtual use cases.
• Collaborate with MBD and test teams to improve loading data integration and simulation fidelity.
• Improve correlation between simulation and physical test results through validation and refinement.
• Develop automation strategies to streamline CAE workflows using scripting tools.
• Apply durability methodologies early in vehicle architecture development to influence design decisions.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and SME expertise to engineering teams.

Skills

Durability analysis

FEA simulation

Python scripting

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Abaqus

ANSYS

OptiStruct

Python

Job description

Polaris Inc. is seeking aDurability Engineer to provide technical leadership in advancing durability methods and FEA simulations for next‑generation off‑road vehicles.

You will standardize processes, integrate test data, and influence early product development decisions while mentoring engineers and promoting scalable methodologies. You will collaborate with global teams to drive adoption of best practices, improve model fidelity, and accelerate design decisions through automation and robust