Durability CAE Engineer

InDepth Engineering Solutions, LLC | Full time

Novi, United States | Posted on 02/05/2026

• Virtual Sign-off & Validation:
  Lead the structural durability and fatigue sign-off for critical systems like body structures, frames, and electric vehicle (EV) battery trays before physical prototype builds.
• Advanced Simulation Leadership:
  Oversee complex,full-vehicle explicit and implicit dynamic simulations (e.g., ground strikes, curb strikes, and cyclic loading) to assess structural resilience.
• Model Correlation:
  Drive the alignment between virtual simulation models and physical test results from proving groundsor lab rigs to ensure predictive accuracy.
• Root Cause Analysis:
  Use physics-based principles and simulation data to diagnose and resolve durability failures from early development through production.
• Technical Mentorship:
  Act as a "subject matter expert" (SME), coaching junior engineers and developing newCAE methodologies.
• Cross-functional Collaboration:
  
  Engage with design, manufacturing, and "Road Load" teams to develop design load targets and ensure lessons learned are integrated into future vehicle architectures.

Key Technical Skills & Qualifications

• Simulation Software Expertise:
  Mastery of CAEtools such as Abaqus,Nastran and fatigue solvers liken
  
  Code Design Lifeor FEMFAT.
• Material Science Knowledge:
  Deep understanding offatigue life prediction, plasticity, ductile failure, and metal joining methods (e.g., welding in HSLA steels or cast materials).
• Data Processing:
  Proficiency in pre-processors
  
  ANSAor Hyper Meshand  Post-processors Hyper View orMeta/Post. Familiarity in scripting languages like
  
  Pythonor
  
  MATLABfor automation would be a plus.
• Communication & Presentation:
  Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a proven ability to translate complex data into clear technical and executive presentations for leadership decision-making
• Experience:
  
  Requires 10+ years of experience in structural components and CAE correlation for specialist roles.

Special Considerations:

• Proficiency in applying
  Reduced Order Modeling (ROM)and
  Neural Networks
  to accelerate traditional CAE simulations.