CAE Body Structure Engineer

GM•Warren, MI

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The CAE Body Structure Engineer captures information from internal and external sources, builds and runs analytical models, interprets results for customers, and collaborates with development and compartment integration teams. The engineer participates in product development for new, major, and minor designs, assessing performance and providing technical guidance and design recommendations based on CAE results. The role builds finite element analysis (FEA) models from CAD solid models and performs structural analyses of complete trimmed vehicle structures, including body-in-white, chassis and interior structures, fixed glass, bumpers, modules, and closures. The engineer creates and executes FEA plans, conducts virtual design assessments against performance requirements, investigates root causes, recommends mass- and cost-efficient solutions, and coordinates internal resources and CAE suppliers to meet program milestones. The position also contributes to new analysis capabilities, CAE methods and tools, process automation, testing and development programs, and documentation and presentations of assessment results. This position follows a hybrid work policy of three days in the office and two days remote. The employee must be able to report to a local office.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
Three years of experience as a CAE Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, or in a related role.
Three years of experience with linear analysis, including NASTRAN and OPTISTRUCT.
Three years of experience with non-linear analysis, including LS-DYNA.
Three years of experience using material properties as inputs to CAE analysis.
Three years of experience with CAE modeling tools.
Three years of experience with quasistatic non-linear analysis, NVH including modal analysis and optimization, durability analysis, and dynamic crash simulation.
Three years of experience building FEA models from CAD solid models.
Three years of experience creating CAE geometry or constructing and updating FEA models from NX math data.
Must be able to report to a local office under the hybrid work policy.

Responsibilities

Capture information from sources inside and outside GM, build and run analytical models, interpret results, attend development team meetings, and interact with compartment integration teams.
Participate in developing new engineering analysis capabilities and contribute analysis to product development teams working on new, major, and minor designs.
Develop methods for root-cause analysis and problem identification.
Build FEA models from CAD solid models and create CAE geometry or construct and update FEA models from NX math data.
Perform structural analysis on complete trimmed vehicle structures, including BIW, chassis structure, interior structure, fixed glass, bumpers, modules, and closures.
Use FEA and other analysis methods to assess designs, share results with Product Development Teams, recommend designs, and help ensure product requirements are met and validated.
Create and execute FEA plans for assigned projects.
Lead CAE suppliers and internal resources to meet program milestones and deliverables.
Debug first-run vehicle structure models from suppliers.
Conduct and coordinate virtual design assessments and compare results with performance requirements.
Recommend viable design solutions that address performance issues efficiently in terms of mass and cost.
Coordinate with body SMT, validation, structure integration, N&V, and safety integration engineers to balance vehicle structure requirements and design solutions.
Conduct topology optimization to identify architectural load paths and implement enablers in released math.
Plan and implement test and development programs to enhance CAE capability.
Recommend process automation and CAE enhancements for modeling software and solvers, and assist in developing new CAE techniques.
Use CAE to explain physical testing results and develop solutions to issues with validation and release engineers.
Prepare virtual assessment presentations for program management and formal CAE reports as required.
Provide technical guidance to Body Structure Product Development Teams based on CAE assessments.
Stay current with new technology, competitive products, and CAE tools and trends.