Engineering Jobs in Michigan

Job Title: CAE Durability Engineer – Technical Specialist

Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced CAE Durability Engineer – Technical Specialist to lead the structural durability and fatigue validation of critical vehicle systems. This role is responsible for driving virtual sign-off processes, advanced simulation analysis, and correlation between simulation models and physical testing to ensure the durability and reliability of vehicle structures, particularly for electric vehicle architectures.

The ideal candidate will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in structural durability, guiding engineering teams through simulation-based design validation while collaborating cross-functionally with design, manufacturing, and testing teams.

Job Duties for Durability CAE Tech Specialist

Core Responsibilities

• Virtual Sign-off & Validation: Lead the structural durability and fatigue sign-off for critical systems like body structures, frames, and electric vehicle (EV) battery trays before physical prototype builds.
• Advanced Simulation Leadership: Oversee complex, full-vehicle explicit and implicit dynamic simulations (e.g., ground strikes, curb strikes, and cyclic loading) to assess structural resilience.
• Model Correlation: Drive the alignment between virtual simulation models and physical test results from proving grounds or lab rigs to ensure predictive accuracy.
• Root Cause Analysis: Use physics-based principles and simulation data to diagnose and resolve durability failures from early development through production.
• Technical Mentorship: Act as a \"subject matter expert\" (SME), coaching junior engineers and developing new CAE methodologies.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Engage with design, manufacturing, and \"Road Load\" teams to develop design load targets and ensure lessons learned are integrated into future vehicle architectures.

Key Technical Skills & Qualifications

• Simulation Software Expertise: Mastery of CAE tools such as Abaqus, Nastran and fatigue solvers like nCode DesignLife or FEMFAT.
• Material Science Knowledge: Deep understanding of fatigue life prediction, plasticity, ductile failure, and metal joining methods (e.g., welding in HSLA steels or cast materials).
• Data Processing: Proficiency in pre-processors ANSA or HyperMesh and Post-processors HyperView or Meta/Post. Familiarity in scripting languages like Python or MATLAB for automation would be a plus.
• Communication & Presentation: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a proven ability to translate complex data into clear technical and executive presentations for leadership decision-making
• Experience: Requires 10+ years of experience in structural components and CAE correlation for specialist roles.

Special Considerations:

• AI & Machine Learning:
• Proficiency in applying Reduced Order Modeling (ROM) and Neural Networks to accelerate traditional CAE simulations.
• Experience using AI-driven design tools (e.g., Altair PhysicsAI or Ansys SimAI) to predict stress and strain fields without full solver runs.
• Knowledge of Generative Design algorithms to optimize topology for durability and mass reduction.

***Under new Executive Leadership as of September 1, 2025***

Position Summary:

WellnessMats® is seeking a driven, result-oriented, self-motivated, rock star to join our fast-growing team. This role combines new business development with long-term account management responsibilities. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, is comfortable prospecting for new opportunities, making dozens of cold phone calls per day and excels at building lasting client relationships.

The Sales Representative will own the entire sales lifecycle—from prospecting and qualifying leads, to closing deals, and managing the client relationship over time to ensure satisfaction and growth.

Key Responsibilities

• New Business Development: Proactively identify, research, and pursue new business opportunities through outbound prospecting, networking, and industry engagement.  
• Sales Process Management: Lead prospects through the full sales cycle, including discovery, solution presentation, negotiation, and closing.
• Account Management: Serve as the main point of contact for assigned accounts; ensure high levels of client satisfaction and develop strategies for account growth and retention.
• Revenue Growth: Consistently meet or exceed sales quotas and KPIs. Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts.
• Tradeshows + Conferences: Represent the company and generate leads at industry events.  (10% to 20% yearly travel is to be anticipated).  
• CRM & Reporting: Maintain accurate and timely records of activities and opportunities in the CRM system. Prepare forecasts and sales reports as needed.
• Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams (marketing + customer service) to ensure client success and improve service offerings.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $45,000.00 - $50,000.00 annually
• Bonuses: Quarterly and Annual Targets
• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), PTO

Qualifications

• Driven, self-motivated and eager to learn.  
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Proficient in using CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot) is a plus.

About Us:  

WellnessMats® creates Wellness and Performance Mat Systems that promote comfort, recovery, and safety across work, fitness, and home environments. Since 1996, we’ve proudly manufactured every mat in the USA, engineering products that combine anti-fatigue support, ergonomic innovation, and lasting durability to help people live and perform at their best.

Our mats are trusted in gyms, workplaces, and homes nationwide, where they reduce fatigue, minimize injury risk, and elevate the experience of movement and standing. From professional environments to personal wellness spaces, WellnessMats® delivers solutions that perform as hard as the people who stand on them.

Behind the brand is a fast-growing, purpose-driven team fueled by the drive to provide the best solutions and a shared commitment to excellence. We thrive in a competitive, fast-paced environment, where self-motivation, collaboration, and continuous improvement define how we work — and why we lead.

About the Company:

Northstar Painting has been proudly serving Michigan homeowners and businesses since 1999. What started as a small local operation has grown into a trusted name in both residential and commercial painting, with a reputation for quality, service, and community focus. As we expand our reach, we're building a team of competitive, motivated professionals who want to grow with us.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a self-motivated Business Development Representative with a passion for field sales and client relationships to join our team in Birmingham, MI. If you're confident speaking with people face-to-face, thrive on building connections, and want to be rewarded for your results, this could be a perfect fit. This role blends outside sales, estimating, and community networking, you'll be on the front lines of our business, helping businesses start their next big project.

Responsibilities:

Sales & Client Engagement:

• Prospect and generate new leads through local outreach, networking, referrals, and inbound inquiries
• Meet with business owners to understand their needs and explain our services
• Present estimates, proposals, and service plans in a professional and confident manner
• Follow up with leads, build relationships, and close deals
• Represent Northstar Painting at local events, community functions, and networking groups

Estimating & Project Prep:

• Conduct site visits to gather project details for estimating
• Request and evaluate subcontractor and vendor quotes
• Prepare accurate bids and proposals
• Work closely with the operations team to hand off signed projects smoothly

Qualifications:

Must-Haves:

• 3+ years of experience in field sales, outside sales, or home service-based business development
• Strong people skills and confidence in face-to-face meetings
• Self-starter who’s organized, coachable, and results-driven
• Basic knowledge of project scoping or estimating (or willingness to learn)
• Driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Familiarity with the Metro Detroit area

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience in painting, roofing, landscaping, or construction industry
• Existing network within local homeowner or commercial markets
• CRM experience or comfort with sales tracking tools
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred; an equivalent combination of education and industry experience will also be considered.

Pay range and compensation package:

• Base salary + commission
• Health insurance
• Career growth and advancement opportunities

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Northstar Painting is committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.

Akkodis is seeking a Design Release Engineer for a Contract 12+ Months job with a client in Auburn Hills, MI.

Rate Range: $40/hour to $42/hour; on W2. The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Design Release Engineer

Interface with cross functional team to design and develop functional solutions that achieve design requirements & to ensure proper design interfaces with other components, and all requirements are met.

Work with other functions Design / Releasing teams to ensure consistency in requirements, standards, and practices across programs.

Translate Functional Objectives into technical requirements and solutions

Create and analyze alternative design concepts

Integrating system components

Support Benchmarking of competitive vehicles.

Desired Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and or MBA from an ABET accredited university (or equivalent).

Experience developing Performance Standards, Creating master sections and Surface feasibility proposal for PDO.

NX and Teamcenter knowledge.

Automotive Interior Product Design components/systems.

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at (61 ) or ( ).

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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New global company establishing Americas HQ .

The VP of Global Procurement is responsible for managing the overall supplier risk, year over year supplier productivity, VAVE and driving aggressive cost reductions in partnership with the suppliers and the engineering departments. The role is also responsible for maintaining consistency in purchasing and sourcing methodology and procedures, development of sourcing & procurement strategies, vendor management, analysis & negotiation of client/supplier service level agreements and contracts, supplier relationship management and identifying and implementing process improvement. The position will lead and develop a global team of sourcing professionals responsible for building and maintaining relationships with strategic suppliers as well as managing relationships with senior internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Design, drive and execute the overall global sourcing strategy
• Oversee policies, checklists, and other materials that describe the organization's technical, quality, service, or reliability standards to help purchasing staff evaluate supplier proposals
• Drive overall supplier risk reduction
• Contribute to increased productivity by implementing sound negotiation strategies
• Partner with business leadership to develop and deploy world-class procurement by driving functional expertise and deep market and industry knowledge
• Lead global team, develop talent and expertise, build a strong succession plan for direct management team as well as global teams and build global procurement capability
• Develop long term strategies with robust execution plans to achieve annual operating plans to increase win rate, increase margins, improve cash-flow, reduce working capital and reduce risk
• Drive standardization across the global footprint
• Ensure contracts that allow for fluctuations with no liability for excess and obsolete inventory
• Implement vendor management system, ensuring suppliers on-time-delivery and zero-deffect quality
• Secure supplier capacity based on short term and long term plans while driving competitive cost and increasing spread to market
• Negotiate and secure global, single and multi-year supply agreements
• Collaborate with Supply Chain on medium and long range planning to improve supply of material
• Working in conjunction with site leadership, analyze business plans, production environments, and supply requirements to determine optimal sourcing strategies across geographies
• Identify and implement strategic processes and technology to drive efficiencies across team
• Determine and recommend alternate supply strategies to maintain agility while creating cost savings and/or supply support solutions
• Establish clear performance metrics for suppliers driving performance and financial responsibility
• Review major contracts for key areas of spend, and act as an expert resource for planning, procurement and complex negotiations
• Partner with other senior leadership to ensure organizational goals are met
• Oversees supplier selection process, including qualification and execution of supplier agreements
• Partner with Quality to ensure materials are qualified and meet appropriate regulatory standards

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, (Masters or MBA will be preferred)
• 15+ years of global procurement experience
• 10+ years of experience in large scale automotive and or industrial environment; global experience is a plus
• Ability to work in a very fast paced, demanding, and matrixed environment
• Skilled in influencing, negotiation, and problem resolution
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities in leading a global organization
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing sourcing strategies
• Business acumen to align sourcing initiatives to financial goals and customer needs and expectations
• Uncompromised Integrity, honesty and the drive to do what's best for the business
• Experience in leading global high-performing teams
• Strong communication skills: oral, written, and listening
• Expert problem-solver
• Travel required (20%-30%)

365 Retail Markets is the most trusted global provider of unattended retail technology, delivering conveniently smart self-service solutions since 2008. The company’s all-in-one platform powers retail spaces across food service, global retail, and hospitality with a comprehensive suite of frictionless smart stores, micro markets, vending, catering, and dining point-of-sale options. These technologies can be found worldwide in corporate offices, manufacturing and distribution facilities, educational campuses, hotels, and beyond.

As a nine-time honoree on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in the United States, and with a continually expanding global presence, 365 Retail Markets is committed to growth, innovation, and providing superior, integrated technology that meets the evolving needs of its customers and consumers.

The retail industry is rapidly evolving, with Computer Vision (CV) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) reshaping consumer experiences while improving operational efficiency and margins. As Senior Product Manager for our CV + AI portfolio, you will own the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of AI-enabled products that power next-generation frictionless retail experiences.

You will be accountable for defining and executing both short-term, tactical initiatives and long-term platform strategy, ensuring alignment with 365’s broader business objectives. This role requires strong cross-functional leadership, deep product thinking, and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive stakeholders.

This position reports to the Manager, Product Management and has high visibility across executive leadership and all 365 brands.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the AI and Computer Vision product roadmap, setting a clear long-term platform vision while balancing near-term delivery priorities aligned to business objectives, customer needs, and industry trends.
• Deliver features and enhancements on time and to plan, owning the full lifecycle from ideation, discovery, and requirements through launch and post-release evaluation.
• Translate machine learning, computer vision, and generative AI (including LLMs) capabilities into scalable, user-centric product features.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Data Science, Design, Marketing, Sales, and Operations to ensure successful execution and adoption.
• Work closely with other Senior Product Managers to ensure a consistent, seamless, and effective consumer experience across product lines.
• Identify and evaluate high-impact AI use cases through a deep understanding of business context, data availability, and technical feasibility.
• Oversee model development, training, deployment, and iteration to ensure solutions perform reliably in real-world retail environments, including edge deployment constraints (latency, compute, bandwidth), lighting variability, occlusion, and ongoing product packaging changes.
• Collaborate with data and engineering teams to ensure responsible AI practices, including bias mitigation, data integrity, and model interpretability.
• Monitor competitive landscape and emerging AI trends to maintain 365’s innovation leadership.
• Communicate product vision, trade-offs, and progress clearly to executive leadership to drive fast alignment and informed decision-making.
• Own go-to-market readiness and pilot execution, ensuring customer readiness, coordinating launch plans, and enabling internal teams (Support, Sales, Operations) through training, documentation, and clear launch handoff.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in computer sciences or software engineering. MBA preferred.
• 5-8+ years Product Management experience
• Proven experience owning complex product portfolios, including both tactical execution and long-term strategic planning, ensuring effective product lifecycle management.
• Experience delivering Machine Learning products in collaboration with Data Science and ML Engineering teams, including experimentation, model evaluation, and continuous performance optimization.
• Specifying requirements, execution and evaluation of designs, analysis, development, testing and control of major engineering projects where creativity and initiative are involved as well as a high level of independent judgment.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, evolving environments, shaping clarity and direction in new or undefined problem spaces.
• Strong experience working cross-functionally, managing dependencies, and communicating priorities to ensure roadmap alignment and delivery
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and prioritization skills with the ability to manage competing initiatives
• Excellent presentation and storytelling skills, with a strong emphasis on communicating to executive-level audiences for rapid alignment and decision-making.
• Work collaboratively as part of a broader product leadership team, prioritizing shared outcomes over individual ownership to ensure overall portfolio success.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with technical and operational stakeholders across CV retail products, including hardware, field operations, support, and customer-facing teams
• Added bonus for experience working within Retail, payments, or POS industries

Note – HIL commissioning experience is required

Virtual HIL Commissioning Engineer

Location: Auburn Hills, MI (Onsite)

Rate: $35/hr.w2 (max)

JD:

The Virtual Test Engineer is responsible for delivering a stable and representative test environment to perform automated testing and functional integration of distributed features. This engineer should be capable of working with various Engineering Support teams including systems, wiring, design release engineers, and software teams as required to validate electrical features on the bench and resolve any electrical issues before it gets to production to support successful vehicle launch. Responsibilities include:

• Identify system boundaries and define requirements for simulator I/O, instrumentation, and automation solutions

• Define test scope and instrumentation strategies

• Model, Simulate powertrain features

• Help with commissioning of features related to transmission, engine and other powertrain module

• Collaborates with core engineers, suppliers, feature experts and test engineers to design, implement and troubleshoot instrumentation as required

• Review component level electrical schematics and functional specifications and translate the requirements into hardware and signal requirements for virtual implementation

• Validate and troubleshoots simulator and maintain test benches

• Troubleshoots vehicle systems and test environment functionality to minimize false positive incident reports

What you need for this position:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science

• Relevant automotive experience

• Knowledge of CAN based communication and diagnostic tools – Vector CANalyzer/CANoe

• Proficient with Modeling

• Good knowledge and understanding of DSpace Tools – config desk, automation desk, control desk etc..

• Proficiency in the understanding of embedded controller networks (CAN, LIN)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with development and verification of plant and control models in Matlab/Simulink for execution in hardware in the loop test environments

• Experience with dSpace hardware architecture, design, setup, and troubleshooting

• Bench functional integration, test execution, measuring and instrumentation experience

We are seeking a talented and motivated Mechanical Design Engineer to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will be able to meet project objectives independently, or by leading a small team to complete all aspects of our custom measurement machinery design, from concept through fabrication and test.

This is an opportunity to be part of a talented team responsible for solving the most complex design problems associated with our measurement systems. Our Engineer-to-Order business model requires fast-paced, creative solutions. Our projects are typically custom and always challenging.

A typical product lifecycle starts with the sales order and ends roughly 32 weeks later with the shipment of the product. The Mechanical Design Engineer is first in line to scope and conceptualize the product and will have several groups following his/her lead in rapid succession: electrical engineering, software engineering, mechanical build, electrical build, controls engineering, product quality, and field installation.

Our ideal candidate will be proficient in 3D solid design using SolidWorks, MS Office, GD&T, Product Data Management tools, general automation design, and have at least two-years of experience in a design or project engineering role. Knowledge of balancing, modal analysis, vibration analysis, rotor dynamics, robotics, machining processes—including welding, milling, drilling, and grinding are desired.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate proposals and specifications to determine engineering feasibility of various design concepts and proposed applications.
• Produce engineered designs and drawings for various machine components, sub-assemblies, systems and processes for balance machines, dimensional gages, welding or machining applications, material handling & transfer systems and other measurement and test systems.
• Prepare and release design documentation using SolidWorks.
• Provide supporting engineering analysis, including structural and modal FEA, tolerance stackup, vibration analysis, and failure analysis.
• Collaborate with sales and project management as well as other engineering and manufacturing disciplines regarding design requirements and specifications.
• Support and/or coordinate machine assembly, test, installation, and repair activities to ensure products and systems conform to engineering design and customer specifications.
• Coordination with suppliers to make material and finish selections and select critical components.
• Evaluate field installations and recommend solutions for new business as well as warranty issues.

Required Qualifications/Requirements:

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering
• 2+ years of experience in machine design
• Strong technical communication skills
• Proficiency using Microsoft Word and Excel as communication and analysis tools
• Excellent analytical skill bringing engineering principles to bear on all facets of machine design – from concept through delivery and into production
• Ability to devise and perform tests to demonstrate design principles
• A working knowledge of GD&T methods
• Automation, Machine Tool, Automotive, Aerospace, Medical Device or other Industrial experience preferred

About Balance Technology, Inc.:

BTI engineers and manufactures precision measurement and testing equipment, specializing in machines engineered to meet the customer’s exact requirements and specifications. BTI’s unique ability to combine technologies enables our clients to reduce capital expenditures, increase product quality, and minimize floor space requirements. No matter your location, our international presence enables us to bring precision, efficiency, and reliability to your manufacturing floor.

Headquartered near Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA), Balance Technology Inc. (BTI) is a thriving precision measurement and testing company with a strong domestic and international presence. Our remote diagnostic capabilities and global reach enable us to provide 24/7 service to clients worldwide.

Since 1968, our company has set the standard in industrial precision measurement and testing. We specialize in custom-built, combination machines designed to meet your exact specifications, including: Combination Equipment, Balancers, Dimensional Gages, Surface Measurement Systems, NVH & Specialized Testers, Crack Detection Systems, Resonant Frequency Measurement Systems, BTI – Rebuilds & Retrofits, Competitor – Rebuilds & Retrofits, PC Upgrades and Other Equipment.

With more than 13,000 systems shipped worldwide, our team approach to customer satisfaction and technical innovations has forged our reputation as an industry leader and trusted partner. Our experienced engineering team — comprised of more than 50 specialty engineers — ensures unsurpassed quality and access to the expert knowledge you need.

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Job Description:

Position Overview:

• We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Defined Vehicle (SDV)
• System Architect to join our team.
• The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in designing and
• implementing the architecture for our next-generation software-defined vehicles.
• This role requires a deep understanding of automotive systems, software development, and system integration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Requirements Analysis: Analyze customer and stakeholder requirements and derive system constraints for finding optimized solutions for software-defined vehicle systems.
• Design: Develop and define overall system HLD for software-defined vehicle systems, ensuring key constraints like safety, security, privacy, regulatory compliance along with scalability, reliability, and performance in mind.
• Apply a data-driven approach in evaluating design alternatives considering futuristic mindset and document the decisions.
• Interface Development: Develop system interfaces for signal oriented or service-oriented Architectures using standard interface definition language (IDL) and create comprehensive API documentation.
• System Modeling: Model system components using SysML/UML tools.
• DFMEA: Own and craft DFMEAs through the standard development process.
• Support product/feature validation and failure root cause analysis.
• System Integration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate software with hardware components.
• Verification and validation: Ensure quality and reliability of software and hardware through rigorous testing and validation processes.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers, ensuring best practices in software development and system design.
• Automation and Quality Measures: Champion automation of software and system quality measures at all stages – requirements, design, development, and integration – leveraging tools and techniques like TDD, Gherkin (BDD), TestRail, and Google Test.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Electrical or Electronics
• Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in software architecture, system design, and integration within the automotive industry.
• 5 years of experience in Systems Engineering, preferably in the Automotive domain.
• 5 years of proven working experience in Software Engineering – embedded.
• 3 years of programming experience in C / C++ / Python.
• 3 years of work experience in Agile project involvement.
• Familiarity with ASPICE, ISO 26262, and SAE standards.
• Familiarity with connected vehicle distributed systems, embedded automotive development boards (Qualcomm, Renesas, NXP, etc.).
• Knowledge of SysML and modeling language/tools.
• Automotive domain experience in component-level system design and integration using automotive network technologies (LIN, CAN, Ethernet)
• Knowledge of AUTOSAR software stack, Android software stack, domain controller architecture, and software-defined architecture.
• Knowledge of communication protocols like MQTT, gRPC, SOME/IP.
• Experience with unit, integration, regression, user testing, and load testing.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Great collaboration and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in hands-on development and troubleshooting of embedded systems.
• Experience in functional safety and cybersecurity.
• Understanding of SOLID design principles and clean code practices.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and developing automation frameworks.
• Knowledge of service-oriented architecture concepts, and microservices architecture principles.

Why Join Us:

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in the automotive industry.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Career growth and development opportunities.

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced CAE Durability Engineer – Technical Specialist to lead the structural durability and fatigue validation of critical vehicle systems. This role is responsible for driving virtual sign-off processes, advanced simulation analysis, and correlation between simulation models and physical testing to ensure the durability and reliability of vehicle structures, particularly for electric vehicle architectures.

The ideal candidate will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in structural durability, guiding engineering teams through simulation-based design validation while collaborating cross-functionally with design, manufacturing, and testing teams.

Job Duties for Durability CAE Tech Specialist

Core Responsibilities

• Virtual Sign-off & Validation: Lead the structural durability and fatigue sign-off for critical systems like body structures, frames, and electric vehicle (EV) battery trays before physical prototype builds.
• Advanced Simulation Leadership: Oversee complex, full-vehicle explicit and implicit dynamic simulations (e.g., ground strikes, curb strikes, and cyclic loading) to assess structural resilience.
• Model Correlation: Drive the alignment between virtual simulation models and physical test results from proving grounds or lab rigs to ensure predictive accuracy.
• Root Cause Analysis: Use physics-based principles and simulation data to diagnose and resolve durability failures from early development through production.
• Technical Mentorship: Act as a "subject matter expert" (SME), coaching junior engineers and developing new CAE methodologies.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Engage with design, manufacturing, and "Road Load" teams to develop design load targets and ensure lessons learned are integrated into future vehicle architectures.

Key Technical Skills & Qualifications

• Simulation Software Expertise: Mastery of CAE tools such as Abaqus, Nastran and fatigue solvers like nCode DesignLife or FEMFAT.
• Material Science Knowledge: Deep understanding of fatigue life prediction, plasticity, ductile failure, and metal joining methods (e.g., welding in HSLA steels or cast materials).
• Data Processing: Proficiency in pre-processors ANSA or HyperMesh and Post-processors HyperView or Meta/Post. Familiarity in scripting languages like Python or MATLAB for automation would be a plus.
• Communication & Presentation: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a proven ability to translate complex data into clear technical and executive presentations for leadership decision-making
• Experience: Requires 10+ years of experience in structural components and CAE correlation for specialist roles.

Special Considerations:

• AI & Machine Learning:
• Proficiency in applying Reduced Order Modeling (ROM) and Neural Networks to accelerate traditional CAE simulations.
• Experience using AI-driven design tools (e.g., Altair PhysicsAI or Ansys SimAI) to predict stress and strain fields without full solver runs.
• Knowledge of Generative Design algorithms to optimize topology for durability and mass reduction.