Senior Crash Analysis Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Divergent is seeking an experienced and motivated analysis engineer to support the next generation of industry-leading vehicle development. We're committed to transforming vehicles' structural systems away from traditional manufacturing by using new materials and new technologies.  To do this, we need a forward-looking and innovative engineer who will help shape the future of industrial manufacturing.

Senior CAE Engineer will build and manage FE models of structural components or full system architectures for a variety of vehicle platforms and perform detailed engineering analysis on structural components and systems using CAE programs. This position requires to work closely with inter-group engineers to understand manufacturing/design capabilities and limitations to ensure proposed design changes can be efficiently produced and assembled. Collaborating successfully in a team environment is essential to ensure cross-functional requirements are met while achieving safety targets.

• Build up and analyze FE Models of Node-based vehicle structures for aerospace flight applications or automotive use cases including validation using hand calculations and optimization.
• Apply cutting-edge FE/CAE methodology including nonlinear geometry / nonlinear material / implicit and explicit techniques to address complicated multi-physics problems.
• Present technical analysis summary/reports efficiently at meetings and to other relevant engineers.
• Create, refine, and execute new technical solutions for aerospace structures to support external customer programs and joint development efforts.
• Work collaboratively in a team environment within the DAPS Product Engineering team and cross-functionally with other disciplines to efficiently design and release structures that are optimized for mass, efficient production, and assembly.
• Work cross-functionally to implement cost reduction, methods and product improvements, and support prototype and production build activities.

• Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls 
• BS or MS in Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering.
• 4+ years of experience in aerospace / automotive structural analysis.
• 4+ years of experience in analysis software packages such as Nastran, Optistruct, ABAQUS and/or LS-Dyna.
• 4+ years of experience in non-linear, dynamic stiffness, and durability analyses of structural components
• In-depth industrial experiences in the nonlinear analysis problems at least one of the followings: Explicit Full vehicle crash Analysis / Cohesive Zone Adhesive Analysis / Flutter Analysis / Random-Vibration test-correlation / Nonlinear Thermal Structural Analysis.
• Proficient with Altair Hypermesh or Beta CAE ANSA preprocessors.
• Ability to utilize hand calculations to supplement analysis results.
• Outstanding comprehension of solid mechanics.
• Solid understanding of linear/nonlinear behaviors of advanced materials (composites, adhesives, metals) to achieve lightweight structural solutions.
• Solid interpersonal skills and motivated self-starter who can manage personal workload and execution to tight schedule.
• Predominantly operates in an office environment. Some periods of time may be spent in conference room and indoor/outdoor for physical test observation for correlation work.

• Material characterization and component / system-level CAE - physical test correlation experience is a plus.
• Experience with automotive full vehicle homologation procedure.
• Experience with aerospace load applications and MIL-STDs.
• Experience interfacing with engineering, testing, and manufacturing groups to understand system designs and the associated constraints.
• Supported or engaged directly with DoD airworthiness stakeholders such as Air Force Test Center (AFTC) or FAA.
• Experience supporting structural design and analysis throughout the design, build, and test phases of a development cycle.

• Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.

At Divergent, our pay range is based on the level of the job. For this role, we will consider candidates at levels PNG E05 - PNG E07 as evaluated through our interview process. 

• PNG / E05: $134,640 - $185,130
• PNG / E06: $155,540 - $213,840
• PNG / E07: $179,630 - $247,005