Vehicle Dynamics CAE Engineer — Onsite in Foster City

DeWinter Group; 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

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.