FEA Software Engineer — Contact Mechanics & Multiphysics

Siemens Digital Industries Software; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work location

Great benefits

Job summary

Siemens Digital Industries Software seeks an expert in computational contact mechanics to develop production FEA solutions within Simcenter Optistruct. You will enhance contact and constraint capabilities for implicit nonlinear and linear analyses, improving robustness and performance.

You will join an experienced team, report to a manager in Simcenter Optistruct development, and collaborate with QA, Documentation, and Product Managers. Travel ~5% is required.

Qualifications

• PhD in Applied and/or Computational Mechanics or related engineering field.
• Proven hands-on experience in finite element development for large-deformation contact mechanics.
• Strong knowledge of continuum mechanics and FEA; ability to implement algorithms and data structures.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy finite element capabilities for Simcenter Optistruct.
• Translate customer requirements into PDE/ODE formulations, algebraic equations, and robust algorithms.
• Collaborate with QA, Technical Support and Documentation to verify implementations and create examples.

Skills

Computational mechanics

FEA development

Fortran

C++

C

English communication

HPC

Agile teamwork

Education

PhD in Applied/Computational Mechanics or related field

Tools

Simcenter Optistruct

Job description

Siemens Digital Industries Software seeks an expert in computational contact mechanics to develop production FEA solutions within Simcenter Optistruct. You will enhance contact and constraint capabilities for implicit nonlinear and linear analyses, improving robustness and performance.

You will join an experienced team, report to a manager in Simcenter Optistruct development, and collaborate with QA, Documentation, and Product Managers. Travel ~5% is required.