Jaguar Land Rover
Job title:
Lead Seating CAE SME
Company
Jaguar Land Rover
Job description
REQ ID: 120376
JOB TITLE: Lead Seating CAE SME
SALARY: £42,400 – £56,100 + Additions & Benefits
POSTING END DATE: 01/02/2024
LOCATION: Gaydon, Warwick, UK
JLR is harnessing technology to make driving smarter, safer and cleaner. You can help create a world in which responsible, sustainable vehicles revolutionise the driving experience for generations. Our vision is to leverage the incredible potential of technology to build vehicles that not only offer a premium, all-encompassing digital experience, but that also make our customers lives better.
WHAT TO EXPECT
We are actively in pursuit of an accomplished Subject Matter Expert – SME, poised to play a pivotal role in advancing our Seating CAE realm.
This individual will be reporting to the CAE Chapter Lead and this position will focus on the development and continuous improvement of methods, tools and processes leveraging the expansion of the CAE capabilities, quality and efficiency of the Seating team.
Your mission? To assist the CAE and wider the Seating team with their virtual series deliverables as well as with issue resolution throughout the programme using the best FEA practices and techniques.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Conduct simulations and analysis for structural, thermal and fluid dynamics to support product development and validation as well as performance issue assessments
- Develop and implement DOE’s, robustness and optimisation processes and methods
- Develop and implement pre and post-processing scripts for automation of model set-up and results
- Develop and implement best practices, standards and processes to improve the quality, robustness and efficiency of the simulation methods and tools
- Provide technical expertise and support to the Seating CAE team
- Create and maintain CAE work instructions, guidelines and test procedures to support virtual validation
- Support the development, maintenance and assessment of the material cards and the material card databased used by the CAE Seating team
- Develop, implement and manage a data and version control system for simulation files, results and reports
- Conduct correlation studies in collaboration with the Physical Validation team
- Mentoring and training new team members, graduates and apprentices
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
The role requires a strong technical background in structural engineering, FEA, mathematical models and computational mechanics as well as a broad knowledge of Crash and NVH for vehicle development.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential –
- Strong theoretical background in structural analysis, solid mechanics as well and numerical and computational methods
- Proven experience in conducting CAE simulations, DOE’s, robustness analysis and optimization
- Excellent problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail
- Experience in the use of Dummy models in LS-Dyna for Crash and Injury assessments
- Knowledge in material testing and material characterization for LS-Dyna material cards
- Expert understanding of implicit and explicit (static and dynamic) FEA
- Hands-on experience with LS-Dyna and Opti struct solvers
- Experience with model build troubleshooting and debugging
- Hands-on experience with pre and post-processing tools like Oasys (Primer, D3Plot and T/HIS) and/or Altair HyperWorks
- Scripting experience
- Able to work autonomously across multiple projects
- Excellent management of priorities and organizational skills
SO WHY US?
Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.
This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.
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WHAT WE OFFER
We look after our employees by offering a host of benefits and investing in their talent through award-winning training
Expected salary
£42400 – 56100 per year
Location
Gaydon, Warwickshire
Job date
Sat, 20 Jan 2024 08:45:43 GMT
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