Senior Vehicle Durability CAE Engineer | FEA & MBD

Stellantis; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle lease program

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer hours

Job summary

Stellantis is seeking a Vehicle Durability CAE Engineer in Auburn Hills, MI to design, simulate, and validate components for durability targets. You will leverage FEA and MBD tools to predict issues across full vehicle platforms, collaborating with design teams to ensure feasibility and compliance with DSM requirements.

You will lead root cause analyses from physical testing, post-process simulation data, and update models with design iterations, coordinating with test engineers to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Structural, Civil, Automotive Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in CAE durability analysis.
• Proficiency in ANSA, Abaqus, Nastran and Metapost.
• Strong understanding of vehicle suspension systems, structural mechanics and fatigue theory.
• Familiarity with nCode or DesignLife for fatigue analysis.
• Ability to interpret real-world and simulation data to ensure model fidelity.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute CAE simulations to assess durability performance of vehicle structures and components.
• Use tools such as ANSA, Abaqus, Nastran and nCODE to model and analyze full vehicle systems.
• Collaborate with design engineering to ensure feasibility of proposed solutions and alignment with DSM requirements.
• Perform root cause analysis of failures observed during physical validation testing and propose corrective actions.
• Conduct post-processing of simulation data including damage calculations, load histograms, and comparative assessments.
• Document and present findings to cross-functional teams and leadership.
• Maintain and update simulation models based on latest design iterations and test feedback.
• Coordinate with test engineers to correlate simulation results with physical test data.

Skills

Durability analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Structural/Automotive Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

ANSA

Abaqus

Nastran

Metapost

nCode

DesignLife

ADAMS

Job description

Stellantis is seeking a Vehicle Durability CAE Engineer in Auburn Hills, MI to design, simulate, and validate components for durability targets. You will leverage FEA and MBD tools to predict issues across full vehicle platforms, collaborating with design teams to ensure feasibility and compliance with DSM requirements.

You will lead root cause analyses from physical testing, post-process simulation data, and update models with design iterations, coordinating with test engineers to ensure