Senior Materials Engineer

6 days ago


Coventry, Coventry, United Kingdom Drvnautomotivegroup Full time
Senior / Lead CAE Engineer– Analysis (Statics/Chassis/Durability)
Job Summary

The Drvn Automotive Group is recruiting a Senior / Lead CAE Engineer – Analysis (Statics/Chassis/Durability) to join our team in Coventry.

About the Role
Salary - £ Competitive DOE
Holidays: 25 days plus 8 Bank Holidays
Pension
Healthcare/Life Insurance
Employee Referral Scheme
Location - Coventry

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and following the quality, health, safety, and welfare policies of the company. They will assist in the preparation of analysis quotations to customers and mesh and assemble FE models to internal or customer-specific model quality guidelines using pre-processing software.

The CAE Engineer will use FEA to perform strength and durability analysis to guide the design of a vehicle. They will interpret analysis results using post-processing software and formally document analysis methodology, results, and conclusions within analysis reports where required.

The ideal candidate will have an engineering or maths/physics degree, higher or equivalent. They will be able to demonstrate hand calculations to support FE analysis and have relevant simulation experience and experience of analysing test data.

The successful candidate will have a flexible approach to working and be able to work with minimal supervision. They will have IDLR/Full Rights to Work in UK and be aware of project deliverables and customer processes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and follow the quality, health, safety, and welfare policies of the company
  • Assist in the preparation of analysis quotations to customers
  • Mesh and assemble FE models to internal or customer-specific model quality guidelines using pre-processing software
  • Use FEA to perform strength and durability analysis to guide the design of a vehicle
  • Interpret analysis results using post-processing software and formally document analysis methodology, results, and conclusions within analysis reports where required
  • Present analysis results to internal and external customers and provide recommendations on possible design optimisation to save weight and/or improve performance
  • Communicate with internal and external customers on a day-to-day basis and work with the design and project management team
  • Maintain analysis and project documentation to satisfy the quality management system and customer-specific requirements

Requirements
Engineering or maths/physics degree, higher or equivalent
IDLR/Full Rights to Work in UK
Awareness of project deliverables and customer processes
Relevant simulation experience and experience of analysing test data
Ability to demonstrate hand calculations to support FE analysis
Flexible approach to working
Software programming or scripting ability
Knowledge of Normal Modes and NVH analysis
Knowledge of composites analysis, design, and manufacture
Knowledge of Hyperlife or other fatigue software



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