NVH & Durability CAE Analyst I

ROUSH; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Earned sick time

STD

LTD

401K

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral bonus program

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

Roush in Livonia, MI, is seeking an entry-level CAE engineer to perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for NVH and Durability in automotive, aerospace, and entertainment sectors. You will build FEA models and run simulations using Nastran, Abaqus, Optistruct, and ANSYS, with supporting hand calculations.

Responsibilities include creating detailed reports, developing Python scripts for workflow automation, and managing analysis files under our data-retention policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with FEA coursework.
• Fundamentals of FEA methodologies and NVH knowledge.
• Experience with CAE tools and interpreting results.
• Master's or PhD in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build NVH / Durability models for automotive, aerospace, and entertainment applications using CAE tools.
• Run NVH / Durability simulations (linear, nonlinear, dynamic) and postprocess results.
• Develop detailed reports to support customer meetings.
• Develop Python scripts for workflow automation.
• Manage analysis files according to data-retention policies.

Skills

FEA

CAE

NVH

Durability

Python scripting

Excel VBA

C functions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

Nastran

Abaqus

Optistruct

ANSYS

Altair Hyperworks

ANSA

META

Job description

At Roush, we fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage.

Join a team where your analysis shapes the future of mobility and innovation. At our facility in Livonia, MI, you’ll work on cutting‑edge CAE challenges across automotive, aerospace, and emerging technology industries—using advanced tools, solving real engineering problems, and seeing the direct impact of your work in products that go to market. This entry‑level position will perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to solve CAE NVH / Durability problems to aid engineering in the upfront design of automotive, aerospace, entertainment, and industrial segments. This individual will build FEA models and conduct Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) analysis supported by sound engineering explanation and hand calculations.

Responsibilities

• Build NVH / Durability models for various applications in the automotive, aerospace, and entertainment industries using commercial CAE tools such as Nastran, Abaqus /Optistruct/ ANSYS.
• Run NVH / Durability simulations (Linear, Non-linear, Dynamic), postprocess results, and provide engineering solutions.
• Develop detailed reports to support customer meetings.
• Develop Python scripts for workflow automation.
• Manage analysis files according to company data-retention policies.
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with coursework in Finite Element Analysis, Strength of Materials, Mechanical behavior of metals, plastics & composites, Noise & Vibration.
• Experience in fundamentals of FEA methodologies.
• Knowledge of mechanical systems, automotive systems, and fundamentals of developing structures for NVH & Durability.
• Good attention to detail and ability to use hand calculations and free body diagrams to validate input and results. Ability to communicate verbal and written technical information.
• Excellent problem‑solving ability.
• Learn new CAE tools quickly.

Preferred Skills

• Master of Science or Ph.D. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with coursework in Finite Element Analysis, Strength of Materials, Mechanical behavior of metals, plastics & composites, Noise & Vibration.
• U.S. Citizen allowing for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance.
• Experience in writing process automation using python, or Excel VBA or C functions.
• Familiarity with FEA/ fatigue simulation software packages (Nastran, Abaqus, nCode etc.).
• Software skills in finite element pre-processors, and post-processors (Altair Hyperworks, ANSA & META).
• Experience with real-world data integration and experimental validation.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Earned sick time
• STD
• LTD
• 401K
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee referral bonus program
• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays

Roush is an EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for our employment application process due to disability, please contact Roush Talent Acquisition at 734-779-7087.