Senior CAE Engineer

Magna International • Troy, MI

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior CAE Engineer develops and completes process simulation from initiation to completion of injection molded, thermoplastic, automotive components. Generally completes the following duties and responsibilities with the support of senior engineering personnel and/or engineering management.

Support current and future manufacturing programs with filling, packing, cooling and warpage analysis utilizing Autodesk Moldflow software. Consults and collaborates with engineering, tooling and manufacturing personnel in the organization to optimize part design, tool design and processing windows of injection molded parts. Coordinates and develops the complete analysis process by determining appropriate techniques, formulating the analysis plan, gathering data relating to material properties, gating feasibility, cavitation and dimensional/cosmetic requirements of the part. Maintains Magna’s established internal standards for part mesh quality, gating and cooling system model quality, root cause analysis and results evaluation and reporting. Adopts the departmental initiatives for quality assurance/improvement and operational efficiency. Developing additional operational enhancements such as closed loop benchmarking. Effective trial participation to close the projects with productive correlation between CAE and trials. Proactive communications with customers to accommodate customer's voice upfront and through all projects. Collaborating with Product CAE for integrated product & tool development support. Developing ideas for operational automations adopting latest software and AI technologies and implementing the same effectively collaborating with appropriate IT teams. Completes tasks and resolution of issues to ensure compliance to program deliverables. Contributes to the development of project timing. Maintains a library of completed project reports and documentation. Ability to perform root cause analysis and make recommendations to improve the dimensional stability and/or cosmetic appearance of injection molded parts. Develop and maintain professional working and business relationships with key customer engineering contacts. Assist program teams in developing CAE quotes, and preparing technical presentations, as required. Ensure that the divisions and program teams understand Moldflow analysis input requirements. Applies a general knowledge of CAE structural analysis and comprehends the effects of fiber orientation, residual stresses and weld lines on the structural integrity of a plastic part. Continues to pursue higher levels of training/certification in Autodesk Moldflow software.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree - Engineering, or Plastics required
• 8 years of experience with manipulating Meshed Parts/Components
• Strong CAE background using Hypermesh, Moldflow, or other pre-processing software.
• Strong Plastics background.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint for creating reports.
• Knowledge of processing techniques for thermoplastics and thermosets.
• Experience with Plastic Injection molding part simulation and process optimization.
• Experience in managing Tooling programs.
• Ability to apply academic (e.g. part design optimization, tooling tolerances, material processing, DOE) and other engineering principles in the process simulation of automotive components.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to successfully coordinate and complete multiple tasks within and across departments to meet established and changing deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all staff levels, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently and take on additional responsibilities over time.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to non-traditional molding processes such as compression molding, injection compression and thermoset processing.
• Associate, Professional or Expert Level Certification in Autodesk Moldflow.
• Experience with macros, automations and chatbots a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support current and future manufacturing programs with filling, packing, cooling and warpage analysis utilizing Autodesk Moldflow software.
• Consults and collaborates with engineering, tooling and manufacturing personnel in the organization to optimize part design, tool design and processing windows of injection molded parts.
• Coordinates and develops the complete analysis process by determining appropriate techniques, formulating the analysis plan, gathering data relating to material properties, gating feasibility, cavitation and dimensional/cosmetic requirements of the part.
• Maintains Magna’s established internal standards for part mesh quality, gating and cooling system model quality, root cause analysis and results evaluation and reporting.
• Adopts the departmental initiatives for quality assurance/improvement and operational efficiency.
• Developing additional operational enhancements such as closed loop benchmarking.
• Effective trial participation to close the projects with productive correlation between CAE and trials.
• Proactive communications with customers to accommodate customer's voice upfront and through all projects.
• Collaborating with Product CAE for integrated product & tool development support.
• Developing ideas for operational automations adopting latest software and AI technologies and implementing the same effectively collaborating with appropriate IT teams.
• Completes tasks and resolution of issues to ensure compliance to program deliverables.
• Contributes to the development of project timing.
• Maintains a library of completed project reports and documentation.
• Ability to perform root cause analysis and make recommendations to improve the dimensional stability and/or cosmetic appearance of injection molded parts.
• Develop and maintain professional working and business relationships with key customer engineering contacts.
• Assist program teams in developing CAE quotes, and preparing technical presentations, as required.
• Ensure that the divisions and program teams understand Moldflow analysis input requirements.
• Applies a general knowledge of CAE structural analysis and comprehends the effects of fiber orientation, residual stresses and weld lines on the structural integrity of a plastic part.
• Continues to pursue higher levels of training/certification in Autodesk Moldflow software.

Benefits

• We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed.
• As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects.
• Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior