Sr. CAE Engineer – Snowmobile Durability

Polaris • Wyoming, MN

5d • $109,000 - $144,000

About The Position

At Polaris Inc., we have fun doing what we love by driving change and innovation. We empower employees to take on challenging assignments and roles with an elevated level of responsibility in our agile working environment. Our people make us who we are, and we create incredible products and experiences that empower us to THINK OUTSIDE. Job Summary Polaris Industries is seeking a qualified candidate to join the CAE Snowmobile durability team. This position offers the chance to provide technical leadership in durability and lightweight design, contributing directly to the development of innovative, class-leading vehicle solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field required, advanced degree preferred.
• 5 years’ experience with advanced numerical problems such as bolted joints, basic durability, advanced durability, transient, loads generation, and structural analysis.
• Frequency domain experience relating to modal, harmonic, random vibration, and fatigue related design challenges
• Knowledgeable in the design and vehicle validation of Snowmobile vehicle systems including architecture selection, chassis and suspensions systems, driveline, roll-over protection systems, seat, dash, cab, accessories.
• Experience in systems engineering, design of experiments, and optimization.
• Powersports knowledge and passion to deliver for the customer.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiating skills.
• Team player, ability to work with several engineering teams concurrently and across global development centers.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred software skills include: Abaqus, ANSYS Workbench, HyperMesh, OptiStruct.
• Data post-processing tools include Hyperview and Glyphworks or similar.
• MBD tools (Adams) which incorporate FEA flex bodies to capture dynamic performance is a plus

Responsibilities

• Attribute Engineering: Product support and technology development using commercial CAE software codes in the areas of efficient structural design and durability. Load generation and dynamic response predictions utilizing MBD tools is a plus for this attribute.
• Lightweight Design: Design experience and strategy, Design space optimization, Efficient structural design, Plastics composites and new materials, Joining technologies, Industry knowledge.
• Physical Data Analysis: Understand design performance through physical data analysis.
• Correlation: Examination of physical data to drive correlation and virtual use case development.
• Technical Leadership and Mentoring: Work with project teams and provide technical leadership in the areas of structural design and durability.
• Automation and Continuous Improvement: Implementation of customer focused Polaris specific CAE tools and best practices to deliver results on time for key program decisions.
• Early Integration: Apply engineering knowledge and CAE tools to aid architecture selection and target setting early in product development.
• Stretch Assignments: Work includes exposure to many vehicles and types of problems, including stretch opportunities outside of the core responsibilities.

Benefits

• Polaris is proud to offer competitive compensation, including a market-leading profit-sharing plan that is fundamental to our pay-for-performance culture.
• At Polaris, employees are owners of the company through company contributions to our Employee Stock Ownership Plan and discounted employee stock purchases plan.
• Employees receive a generous matching contribution to 401(k), financial wellness education and consultation to plan for their financial future.
• In addition to competitive pay, Polaris provides a comprehensive suite of benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, wellness programs, paid time off, gym & personal training reimbursement, life insurance and disability offerings.
• Through the Polaris Foundation and our Polaris Gives paid volunteer time off, we support employees who actively volunteer their time, efforts, and passions to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities in which they live, play and work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees