Lucid
Technical Specialist, Cae Crashworthiness
Overview
We are currently seeking a Technical Specialist, CAE Crashworthiness. This position requires an experienced professional with a balance approach to CAE and testing.
About Lucid
At Lucid, we are creating exceptional mobility experiences through innovation to drive the world forward. Built on Lucid’s proprietary technology and software-defined vehicle architecture, our award-winning vehicles bring our “Compromise Nothing™” approach to the global automotive market.
Requirements & Eligibility
- 8+ years’ experience in full vehicle crashworthiness CAE working for an automotive OEM or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of global regulatory and consumer safety requirements: FMVSS, UNECE, USNCAP, IIHS, Euro NCAP, China NCAP etc...
- Strong analytical skills to draw meaningful conclusions from CAE results
- Demonstrable experience of root causing test performance and correlation of CAE models
- Demonstrable ability to concisely present technical issues, CAE results, findings and propose next steps
- Advanced user of LS-DYNA and pre/post processing tools such as: Ansa/Meta, Oasys suite, Hyperworks
- Scripting using Python
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field. Master’s or higher degree is preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute simulations to evaluate full vehicle structural crashworthiness performance for high and low speed frontal, side, rear impact and pedestrian protection
- Generate feasible vehicle design recommendations, working cross functionally with engineering teams.
- Assist with building a high-fidelity CAE model from CAD data.
- Create analysis reports and communicate program status to relevant teams.
- Participate in post-test teardowns to correlate CAE results to physical tests.
- Where appropriate, conduct DOE/DFSS studies by utilizing optimization tools on vehicle designs to meet performance requirements within the constraints of conflicting attributes such cost and mass.
- Support the creation of standard work procedures for delivering quality models and simulation results.
- Lead/mentor junior engineers
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