Specialist Simulation Engr - Durability
Bangalore, IN, 562122
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Job Title:
Specialist Simulation Engineer – Durability
Job Summary:
We are looking for a highly skilled and self-driven CAE Simulation Engineer to join our Cabin Engineering team with a primary focus on durability simulations. This role involves leading advanced simulation activities, delivering engineering insights to support robust design decisions, and contributing to digital transformation within product development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure simulation accuracy and reliability by applying best practices, validated assumptions, and appropriate modelling simplifications.
- Develop and lead the implementation of robust, durable design solutions that meet performance targets across multiple disciplines.
- Conduct and lead linear, non-linear, modal, and transient structural simulations at both vehicle and subsystem levels.
- Perform fatigue life predictions and durability analyses using industry-leading fatigue analysis tools.
- Lead design optimization studies focused on weight, cost, and performance, while promoting the standardization of tools and methodologies.
- Contribute to the GTT Digital Transformation Simulation Subgroups, proposing and deploying new simulation methodologies.
- Correlate simulation results with physical test data to improve accuracy and support data-driven design validation.
- Work collaboratively across global teams throughout the entire product development lifecycle.
- Leverage data analytics to extract insights, refine simulation fidelity, and influence key design decisions in the durability domain.
- Exposure to scripting and automation tools is highly desirable.
Soft Skills:
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability for quality, timeliness, and performance of all durability simulation deliverables from the GTT Bangalore team.
- Excellent communication skills, fast learner, team-oriented mindset, and a methodical approach to solving complex engineering problems.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related field.
Required Experience & Skills:
- Minimum 12 years of CAE experience in the automotive industry, with a focus on product development and durability.
- Proven experience leading full lifecycle durability simulation programs across at least four major vehicle platforms.
- In-depth understanding of fatigue mechanics, material non-linearity, and advanced structural simulation techniques.
- Proficiency in tools such as MSC Nastran, ABAQUS, HyperWorks, nCode (or equivalent), and Beta-CAE.
- Experience with optimization techniques for mass and cost efficiency in engineering designs.
- Familiarity with physical testing, test-simulation correlation, and validation processes is a plus.
- Innovation-driven, with a history of filed patents and implementation of industrialized solutions.
- Authorship of technical publications or conference presentations is highly valued.
- Strong collaboration skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement.