Ford Motor Company

Body Exteriors and Closures CAE Engineer

Ford Motor Company • $116K — $188K *
Allen Park, MI 48101Hybrid
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related field
  • 4 years of experience with Altair Hypermesh or ANSA for CAE modeling
  • 4 years of experience conducting CAE analysis using Abaqus
  • 4 years of experience conducting CAE analysis using Ls-Dyna
  • 3 years of experience optimizing designs with Tosca or Optistruct
  • 2 years of experience with linear and non-linear materials in CAE analysis
  • 1 year of experience developing Python/TCL scripts for model automation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead CAE analysis for Model e products focusing on closures and body exteriors
  • Collaborate with design engineers to resolve issues through CAE analysis
  • Develop and analyze CAE models following Ford's guidelines
  • Direct analysts in creating CAE models and executing analyses
  • Conduct DOE studies using optimization tools to balance performance and cost
  • Propose CAE-based solutions to meet design requirements and targets

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care, parental leave, and subsidized back-up child care
  • Employee vehicle discount program and management leases
  • Tuition assistance for ongoing education
  • Active employee resource groups for community support
  • Paid time off for community service initiatives
  • Generous paid holiday schedule including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
  • Option to purchase additional vacation time.
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Job Description

Responsibilities

What you'll be able to do:

Body Exteriors and Closures CAE Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Allen Park, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Lead the CAE analysis of next generation Model e products, in one or more of the following areas: Closures and Body Exteriors. Work with D&R engineers to drive design resolutions using both linear and non-linear CAE analysis. Develop component, system and vehicle level CAE models and complete analysis following Ford CAE modeling/analysis guidelines. Direct other analysts to create CAE models and run analysis. Conduct DOE studies utilizing optimization tools to meet performance requirements within the constraints of conflicting attributes such as cost and mass. Develop CAE based countermeasures to meet requirements and work with program members to develop design proposals that meet cost and weight targets.

Qualifications

You'll have...

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 4 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Utilizing pre-processing tools to create CAE models and post-processing tools to visualize results using Altair Hypermesh or ANSA. 2. Conducting CAE analysis using Abaqus including debugging and generating results to drive robust designs. 3. Conducting CAE analysis using Ls-Dyna including debugging and generating results to drive robust designs. 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Optimizing designs for mass and performance using optimization tools such as Tosca or Optistruct. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Conducting CAE analysis of metallic and non-metallic structures using linear and non-linear material models based on test data. 2. Using CAE tools conduct correlation studies between tests and analysis to verify vehicle and system level performance. 1 year of experience with the following skill is required: 1. Develop or utilize Python/TCL scripts for automation of pre-processing of models and for material verification within CAE models.

We are offering a salary of $116,459.00 - $188,186.16/yr.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/GSR

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Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
NASDAQ
F
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