Validation Engineer

Hendrickson • Canton, OH

6h • Onsite

About The Position

This position provides product validation support for the development of new products, the modification of current products, and the overall understanding of product function. The role involves developing product designs through analytical methods to ensure durability and reliability before engineering release, participating in physical test setups and performance evaluations to achieve high virtual model correlation, automating analysis processes with procedures/macros, and contributing to model correlation team activities to optimize modeling strategies.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• A thorough understanding of engineering fundamentals and ability to perform hand calculations.
• Ability to use computer software for plotting and curve fitting.
• Experience using a Finite Element Analysis software (such as ANSYS) for stress and strain analysis.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and the desire for hands-on understanding of the product and associated physical testing.

Nice To Haves

• A Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Three to five years engineering experience.
• Course work in the areas of Structural Analysis, Finite Element Methods, Fatigue, and Vehicle Dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Develop product designs via analytical methods to assure product durability and reliability prior to engineering release, utilizing specialized analysis software (such as ANSYS, ADAMS, or Fe-Safe), 3D CAD modeling, hand calculations, free body diagrams, and curve fitting.
• Participate in the setup of physical tests and performance evaluations to ensure the highest level of virtual model correlation is achieved.
• Develop procedures/macros to automate the analysis process.
• Participate in model correlation team activities and ensure modeling strategies are optimal.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees