CAE Engineer
About The Position
Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more! In this position... Develop detailed seat models for whiplash analysis to Include mechanisms, restraints, structure, foam and trim. Position also includes analyzing whiplash results and providing insights, performing physical tests to CAE correlation for whiplash and guiding Design Engineers in seat development for whiplash performance. The PD Engineer is responsible for managing product release CAD and BOM structures, including assembly positioning and mass attribute analysis. This role also includes facilitating supplier data integration and developing CAD studies to support and drive design improvements. The PD Engineer is expected to understand and effectively utilize product check-in/check-out processes, version control, data release, and change management within Ford’s PLM ecosystem. The PD Engineer will perform feasibility analyses using CAD tools, including draft angle analysis, undercut detection, minimum bend radius validation for sheet metal, and clearance checks to support manufacturing and machining requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
- 10 years of general CAE experience in non-linear LS-DYNA.
- 5 years plus in Seat CAE overall experience.
- 5 years plus of specific whiplash CAE experience.
Nice To Haves
- Master's Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
- Familiarity with FMVSS, IIHS, Euro- NCAP, Latin-NCAP, China-NCAP, Japan-NCAP regulations.
- Modeling and analysis experience with BioRID 2 dummies.
- CAE leadership experience delivering whiplash requirements to programs.
Responsibilities
- Setup Seat Whiplash models and load cases for analysis.
- Work with internal resources to develop detailed models and methodologies for analysis.
- Develop seat design solutions working with seat structures, trim, and restraints engineering teams.
- Make recommendations for seat content and design alternatives to deliver whiplash performance.
- Assess seat modeling guidelines and recommend revisions and improvements to reduce computing time and improve accuracy.
- Attend physical tests and review results with Design and Release and CAE teams to develop correlations.
- Lead analysis to support design changes impacting whiplash performance across multiple platforms, vehicle tophats, and regions.
- Develop detailed seat models for whiplash analysis. Includes mechanisms, restraints, structure, foam and trim.
- Analyze whiplash results and provide insights.
- Perform physical test to CAE correlation for whiplash.
- Guide design engineers in seat development for whiplash performance.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
