Product Simulation & Testing Intern — FEA & Validation

HellermannTyton North America; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

HellermannTyton North America is seeking a Product Development Simulation Intern to work with engineers using FEA and physical testing to evaluate injection molded plastics for automotive, industrial, and consumer applications.

You will design tests, run simulations, and correlate lab results with FEA predictions, contributing to validation of engineering analyses while adhering to quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Materials Engineering, Engineering Mechanics or a related engineering discipline.
• Junior or Senior standing.
• Successful completion of Strength of Materials or Engineering Mechanics/Statics.
• Exposure to Finite Element Analysis through coursework, projects, research, or internships.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to communicate technical information effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support structural analysis activities for injection molded plastic components and assemblies that replicate physical testing. Testing could be static or dynamic (vibration).
• Design, build, and execute mechanical tests on injection molded plastic components and assemblies.
• Develop test setups and fixturing to accurately represent real-world loading conditions.
• Collect and analyze measurements including load, displacement, strain, deformation, and failure data.
• Create, run, and interpret finite element simulations using commercial FEA software.
• Apply principles from Strength of Materials to evaluate stresses, strains, deflections, and factors of safety.
• Perform correlation studies comparing physical test results to finite element simulation predictions.
• Work directly with simulation engineers to improve modeling assumptions and analysis accuracy.
• Help identify efficient testing strategies that provide reliable validation while minimizing cost and testing time.
• Analyze the impact of material properties, loading conditions, and environmental factors on product performance.
• Collaborate with design and testing teams to optimize analysis and testing functions.
• Document engineering findings and present to technical teams.

Skills

ANSYS

Abaqus

SOLIDWORKS Simulation

HyperWorks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Materials Engineering or related

Tools

SOLIDWORKS

Creo

CATIA

NX

Job description

HellermannTyton North America is seeking a Product Development Simulation Intern to work with engineers using FEA and physical testing to evaluate injection molded plastics for automotive, industrial, and consumer applications.

You will design tests, run simulations, and correlate lab results with FEA predictions, contributing to validation of engineering analyses while adhering to quality and safety standards.