CAE Analysis Engineer, Crash Occupant & Pedestrian Safety

Tesla•Fremont, CA

About The Position

Analyze and help design and develop occupant and pedestrian protection safety systems to further enhance overall vehicle safety in regulatory, consumer testing, and due care cases. Tesla is synonymous with industry leading crash safety performance and in this role, the analysis engineer will be an innovative and skilled problem solver, using all analytical tools available. Where these tools are insufficient or do not exist, they will develop novel methodologies to enable fast and accurate solutions. They will be brilliant, both technically, as an individual, and as an active member in a diverse and challenging cross-functional team environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Biomechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
Very strong engineering fundamentals in problem solving
Experience with numerical and analytical methods
CAE tools e.g., (LS-Dyna, MADYMO, ADAMS, Abaqus)
Test data analysis tools e.g. (DIAdem, Hyperworks, Matlab, LS-pre post and/or Meta-post, Python)
Good understanding and experience of vehicle structure development for crashworthiness
The ability to articulate and present technical issues to audiences of either spectrum regarding familiarity on crash safety and potential occupant injury
Excellent attitude, organization skills, and self-motivation

Nice To Haves

Previous knowledge of automotive crashworthiness legislation and attributes of vehicle safety and crashworthiness is preferred
Hands-on experience with vehicle crash tests, sled tests and anthropomorphic test devices preferred

Responsibilities

Build state-of-the-art finite element (FE) models of vehicle structures, interiors and restraints
Design and analyze restraint systems for various vehicle models
Develop and apply advanced crash safety FE methodologies and analysis techniques to drive innovation in design
Work closely with structure, seating and interior system design teams to drive improvements in all components related to occupant safety
Perform advanced CAE simulations to evaluate and improve component level and full vehicle occupant performance
Collaborate with Test Engineering teams to develop and support subsystem level and full vehicle crash tests
Perform detailed post-crash test analysis and correlate CAE simulations to test results
Use correlated simulations and work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to progress the design and improve the crash safety performance
Where appropriate, conduct studies by utilizing optimization tools, including DOE/DFSS techniques on vehicle designs to meet performance requirements with the constraints of conflicting attributes like cost and mass

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
Tesla Babies program
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program