Lead CAE Crash Engineer

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Lead CAE Engineer Crash Analysis

Automotive

Competitive salary & benefits

What's in it for you?

• Join a smaller automotive development team working on a wide variety of projects for global market
• An opportunity to work with several OEMs and at UK test facility
• Excellent professional development tailored to your requirements

What you will do as Lead CAE Engineer Crash Analysis

• Assisting in preparation of analysis quotations to customers
• Meshing and assembly of FE models to internal or customer-specific model quality guidelines using pre-processing software, including application of suitable material models, loads and boundary conditions
• Use of FEA to perform crashworthiness analysis to guide the design of a vehicle
• Using appropriate static and dynamic analysis software packages to solve problems involving linear elastic and non-linear elastic/plastic material models, small and large deformation behaviour, and contact
• Interpreting analysis results using post-processing software and formally documenting analysis methodology, results and conclusions within analysis reports where required
• Presenting analysis results to internal and external customers, providing recommendations on possible design optimisation to save weight and/or improve performance

What you will have as Lead CAE Engineer Crash Analysis

• Degree qualified or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline
• Ability to demonstrate hand calculations to support FE analysis
• Relevant simulation experience and experience of analysing test data
• Ability and project knowledge of Hyperworks / LS-Dyna /Radioss software
• Intermediate knowledge of core FEA codes
• Ability to lead individuals and communicate clearly and effectively within the internal team and customers
• Awareness: Project deliverables, customer processes

What you will get as Lead CAE Engineer Crash Analysis

• An extremely competitive salary and benefits
• Opportunity to develop & work on full vehicle analysis
• The opportunity to work on a variety of fast-moving projects within a smaller engineering team

Suitably qualified and experienced Crash Analysis Engineers should apply today by contacting Jeff Lane at Jonathan Lee Recruitment (phone number removed) or by emailing their CV and covering letter to (url removed)

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