CAE Simulation Engineer – FEA & MBD

Location: Chennai
Experience: 3–6+ Years
Qualification: B.E./M.E. – Mechanical / Automotive / Computational Mechanics / Aerospace
Open Position: 01

Role Overview

We are looking for a CAE Simulation Engineer to provide advanced virtual validation combining structural FEA, durability, NVH and Multi-Body Dynamics (MBD) for automotive components and mechanisms.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform linear and non-linear static/dynamic FEA for components and sub-assemblies under operational, test and misuse load cases.
• Evaluate stress, strain, deflection, contact pressure, bolt preload, plastic deformation and factor of safety.
• Perform modal, vibration/frequency response and NVH analysis.
• Conduct fatigue life and durability predictions using multi-axial fatigue tools.
• Build rigid and flexible MBD/kinematic models for mechanisms such as suspension, hinges, tailgates, seats and steering systems.
• Calculate dynamic reaction forces, joint moments, accelerations, swept volumes and envelope clearances.
• Perform FEA–MBD co-simulation and load cascading; apply MBD-extracted loads as FEA boundary conditions.
• Perform topology, topometry and shape optimization for lightweighting while preserving stiffness and structural targets.
• Correlate simulation results with physical test/telemetry data and recommend CAD redesigns and countermeasures.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience covering both FEA and MBD domains.
• Strong knowledge of continuum mechanics, rigid/flexible body kinematics and modal analysis.
• FEA tools such as Abaqus, Nastran, OptiStruct, ANSYS Mechanical or LS-DYNA.
• Pre/Post tools such as HyperMesh/HyperView, ANSA/META or ANSYS Workbench.
• MBD tools such as MSC Adams, MotionSolve, SIMPACK or RecurDyn.
• Durability tools such as nCode DesignLife or fe-safe.

Preferred Skills

• SimSolid.
• Experience with flexible-body methods such as CMS / Craig-Bampton.
• Automotive/mobility virtual validation experience.
• Knowledge of ASME/ISO material characterization and virtual validation standards.

Candidate Profile

CAE Simulation Engineer with 3–6+ years of hands-on FEA and MBD experience, strong simulation fundamentals and the ability to connect dynamic system behaviour with structural and durability performance.

Key Skills

CAE | FEA | MBD | Linear/Non-Linear FEA | Durability | NVH | Modal Analysis | Abaqus | Nastran | ANSYS | HyperMesh | MSC Adams | MotionSolve | nCode | fe-safe

Project

12 months | Work Model: Engineering support / project-based

Send your CVs to [email protected]