EV Seating CAE Engineer — Next-Gen Seat Systems

Ford Motor Company; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Parental leave & back-up childcare

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks a Seating CAE Engineer to analyze and optimize seat structures for electric vehicle platforms. You will build CAE models to assess strength and stiffness and support cross-functional teams through design reviews.

The role emphasizes DOE/DFSS studies, post-test correlation, and ensuring compliance with safety standards and U.S. regulations while delivering robust simulation results.

Qualifications

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Work with Program Design, safety and CAE teams to develop seat systems for EV platforms.

Skills

5+ years CAE modelling

data analysis

communication

time management

prioritization

problem solving

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Hyperworks

ANSA

Primer

LS-Prepost

Nastran

LS-Dyna

HEEDs

ModeFRONTIER

Optistruct

Tosca

Inspire

ANSYS

CATIA/3Dx

Job description

Ford Motor Company seeks a Seating CAE Engineer to analyze and optimize seat structures for electric vehicle platforms. You will build CAE models to assess strength and stiffness and support cross-functional teams through design reviews.

The role emphasizes DOE/DFSS studies, post-test correlation, and ensuring compliance with safety standards and U.S. regulations while delivering robust simulation results.