Vehicle Dynamics CAE Engineer

DeWinter BH; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DeWinter Group seeks a Vehicle Dynamics CAE Engineer to own performance development for a robotic platform, coupling high-fidelity simulation with physical testing. The role focuses on ride quality, responsiveness, controllability, and occupant trust, across CAE, testing, and vehicle integration.

The position is onsite in Foster City, CA for a 1-year assignment, with W2 employment arrangement and start ASAP.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Experience in vehicle dynamics performance development and simulation.
• Experience developing and maintaining high-fidelity multibody vehicle dynamics models using MSC Adams.
• Knowledge of dynamics CAE-to-test correlation.
• Ability to generate suspension, full-vehicle, and powertrain loads according to established processes.
• Ability to develop vehicle dynamics metrics and targets using physical test and CAE data.
• Experience correlating simulation results with vehicle or subsystem measurements.
• Ability to collaborate with design teams and supplier partners to improve component performance for ride and handling.
• Ability to support performance balancing across vehicle integration attributes and software controls development.
• Ability to support active safety performance development and validation.

Responsibilities

• Own vehicle dynamics performance development and CAE work across ride, handling, NVH.
• Develop and maintain high-fidelity multibody vehicle dynamics models (MSC Adams).
• Collaborate with design teams and supplier partners to improve component performance for ride and handling.
• Guide integration of vehicle dynamics metrics and targets using CAE and test data.
• Support performance balancing across vehicle attributes and software controls.
• Contribute to active safety performance development and validation.

Skills

5+ years of experience

Strong analytical skills

Vehicle dynamics performance

Simulation experience

Team collaboration

CAEr-to-test correlation

Loads generation (suspension/drive)

Vehicle dynamics metrics

Industry standards awareness

Education

Master’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

MSC Adams

CarMaker

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Vehicle Dynamics CAE Engineer

Overview

Take ownership of vehicle dynamics performance for an innovative robot platform and help shape a vehicle experience built around ride quality, responsiveness, controllability, confidence, and occupant trust. This role combines high-fidelity simulation, physical testing, vehicle integration, and cross-functional engineering collaboration to guide development across ride, handling, NVH, loads cascade, vehicle controls, CAE, and other vehicle integration attributes.

You will have the opportunity to bring creativity and technical leadership to a fast-paced startup environment while making a meaningful impact on the final product. This is a one-year, onsite opportunity in Foster City, California.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Experience in vehicle dynamics performance development and simulation
• Experience developing and maintaining high-fidelity multibody vehicle dynamics models using MSC Adams
• Experience with vehicle dynamics CAE development tools, including:
• MSC Adams
• CarMaker
• MATLAB/Simulink
• Knowledge of dynamics CAE-to-test correlation
• Ability to generate suspension, full-vehicle, and powertrain loads according to established processes
• Ability to develop vehicle dynamics metrics and targets using physical test and CAE data
• Experience correlating simulation results with vehicle or subsystem measurements
• Ability to collaborate with design teams and supplier partners to improve component performance for ride and handling
• Ability to support performance balancing across vehicle integration attributes and software controls development
• Ability to support active safety performance development and validation

Nice to Have Skills

No additional nice-to-have skills or experiences were specified for this position.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of relevant experience in vehicle dynamics performance development and simulation

Other Requirements

• Work arrangement: Onsite
• Location: Foster City, CA
• Assignment duration: 1 year
• Employment type: W2 only
• Start: ASAP