Virtual Propulsion Engineer

General Motors LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

General Motors LLC is seeking an experienced CAE Engineer to analyze battery structures from cell to pack level and support early design verification for automotive integration.

The role emphasizes FEA-driven optimization, material selection, and collaboration with engineering teams to meet deadlines and cost targets while ensuring safety and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 2 years of experience as an Application Engineer, Sr. Project Development Engineer, CAE Engineer, or related role.
• Experience with FEA tools (ABAQUS, ANSYS, ANSA, Hypermesh, NASTRAN) in battery/propulsion contexts.

Responsibilities

• Perform cell, module and pack-level structure analysis for early design and verification of battery concepts and vehicle integration.
• Provide vibration, stiffness, stress, fatigue, durability, and crash safety results with minimal mass penalty and manufacturability.
• Develop manufacturing and assembly operation simulations from cell to pack.

Skills

FEA analysis

Structural engineering

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/ME/Aerospace or related

Tools

ABAQUS

ANSYS Workbench

ANSA

Hypermesh

NASTRAN

UG NX

Job description

DUTIES:

• Perform Cell, module and pack-level structure analysis for early design and verification of battery concepts, components, and support systems including their vehicle integration.
• Provide vibration, stiffness, stress, fatigue, durability, and crash and safety results with minimal mass penalty and optimal manufacturing.
• Conduct shape and size topology optimization.
• Develop and Conduct Manufacturing and assembly operation simulation from Cell to Module to Pack.
• Develop and coordinate battery structural verification activities.
• Prepare CAD and material data as needed for FEA model creation.
• Effectively communicate findings to internal and external customers using appropriate media.
• Meet or exceed deadlines for structured product development timelines, quality and cost.
• Collaborate with broader engineering team for structured design integration, new proposals, problem solving, and system optimization.
• Provide requirements for improvements to advanced simulation activities.
• Participate in benchmarking activities.

Hybrid Work Policy - 3 days In-office, 2 days remote - Must be able to report to local office.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field of study.
• Two (2) years of experience as an Application Engineer, Sr. Project Development Engineer, CAE Engineer, or related occupation.
• Two (2) years of experience in the following: Model creation and FEA analysis; Structural engineering, materials, large-scale nonlinear problems; Structural engineering, materials, large-scale nonlinear problems; ABAQUS (Implicit, Explicit, ABAQUS CAE), ANSYS Workbench, ANSA, Hypermesh, iSIGHT, NASTRAN, Optistruct, and GENESIS; UG NX; and Applying FEA tools to battery or propulsion-related systems.

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