CAE Engineer - Sr

North American Lighting•Farmington Hills, MI

3d•$103,700 - $141,900•Onsite

About The Position

North American Lighting (NAL) is looking for a Senior CAE Engineer to join their team. The ideal candidate will provide engineering, design, and development support for new product launches and development projects pertaining to the thermal and/or structural performance of exterior automotive lighting products.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Field, plus 6 years of working experience, graduate experience, or research experience, or other relevant experience OR Bachelor’s Degree in M.E. or related field, plus 8 years of a combination of working experience, graduate experience, research experience, or other relevant experience.
4 - 6 years of experience obtained through professional, graduate, or research experience in a combination of: CAE analysis, Physical science testing experience, Thermal or Structural testing experience, Computer simulation and modeling.

Nice To Haves

PHD in Mechanical Engineering or related field plus extensive working experience in CAE preferred.

Responsibilities

Estimates resources and establishes schedules for testing and analysis required for lighting projects.
Provides guidance and technical advice to project engineers and designers regarding thermal, venting, and structural design and analysis needs for new lighting projects.
Performs finite element analysis (FEA) for thermal, venting, or structural design of automotive lighting, and prepares reports that outline the analysis and conclusions.
Provides theoretical calculations for physical experiments, and substantiates them test data.
Compares test data to theoretical models, and presents the results of the physical aspects of automotive lamps that were tested.
Develops and/or leads in the development of thermal, venting, or structural design work instructions, as needed, to document thermal, venting, or structural design techniques.