Senior Hybrid Safety Performance CAE Engineer

General Motors LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Total Rewards resources

Inclusive workplace and accommodations

Job summary

General Motors LLC is seeking a Senior CAE Engineer in the United States to advance integration solutions for vehicle safety and performance. You will collaborate with leads, perform model creation and evaluation for crashworthiness, and implement DOE/MDO optimization across programs.

Hybrid work policy applies: 3 days in-office, 2 days remote; must report to a local GM office. GM emphasizes learning, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years in CAE/related role.
• Experience with automotive regulations and consumer metrics.
• Proficiency in crashworthiness simulation including model creation, evaluation, and recommendations.
• Hands-on with safety CAE tools and optimization techniques (DOE, MDO, SPIO).
• Ability to generate validation plans and analyze hardware testing results.

Responsibilities

• Develop integration solutions to meet vehicle requirements.
• Participate in problem solving with integration leaders.
• Participate in design and peer reviews and follow detailed instructions.
• Follow guidance from customers to meet engineering requirements.
• Stay ahead of current product developments and trends in area of responsibility.
• Share engineering lessons learned with peers and manager.
• Make recommendations based on integration work completed.
• Keep manager informed of assignment status, timing, and issues.
• Document all work completed.
• Identify new learning opportunities and pursue them.
• Ensure high quality, on-time completion of tasks.
• Independently create and manage project plans.

Skills

Automotive regs & metrics

Virtual simulation crashworthiness

Vehicle model creation & evaluation

Safety CAE tools (LS-DYNA etc.)

DOE/MDO/SPIO optimization

Validation plans & CAE tests

Hardware test analysis & CAE fit

VDP knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Civil/Materials or Applied Physics

Tools

LS-DYNA

Ls-post

Metapost

Oasys Primer

Animator

HyperWorks

ANSA

Job description

General Motors LLC is seeking a Senior CAE Engineer in the United States to advance integration solutions for vehicle safety and performance. You will collaborate with leads, perform model creation and evaluation for crashworthiness, and implement DOE/MDO optimization across programs.

Hybrid work policy applies: 3 days in-office, 2 days remote; must report to a local GM office. GM emphasizes learning, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering teams.