CAE Optimization Engineer

Purpose & Impact

This role supports advanced vehicle design and engineering teams across multiple domains—including NVH, crash, durability, and manufacturing
—by applying CAE-driven structural optimization techniques
. You will play a key role in reducing vehicle mass, improving performance, and influencing design decisions for current and next-generation vehicle platforms
.

This position offers the opportunity to contribute early in the design cycle while collaborating across engineering disciplines to deliver world-class vehicle structures.

• Set up and execute structural optimization studies
  , including design space definition, constraints, and objective functions.
• Interpret optimization results and propose practical, manufacturable design solutions
  .
• Perform subsystem and full-vehicle level optimization focused on stiffness, stress, mass, and performance.
• Apply multi-domain and multi-material optimization strategies across vehicle systems.
• Utilize industry-standard CAE tools such as Opti Struct, NASTRAN, Hyper Works, and BetaCAE
  .
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance performance across NVH, crash, durability, and manufacturability
  .
• Provide design guidance during early concept phases to influence architecture and material selection.
• Support automation and workflow efficiency through Python or TCL scripting (preferred).

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
  , or a related field.
• 4+ years of total engineering experience
  , including 1–2 years focused on CAE optimization
  .
• Strong fundamentals in finite element analysis (FEA) and structural mechanics.
• Hands-on experience with CAE optimization tools such as Opti Struct and NASTRAN.
• Familiarity with Hyper Works and BetaCAE environments
  .
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate simulation results into actionable design guidance.

• Experience working in automotive, EV, or high-performance vehicle development
  .
• Exposure to multi-material structures and light weighting strategies.
• Scripting experience using Python or TCL
  .
• Enthusiastic, fast learner with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Collaborative team player with excellent communication skills.

Performance will be assessed through task-based evaluations
, focusing on solution quality, technical rigor, and contribution to design outcomes.

• Influence vehicle architecture and performance at the concept and development stages.
• Work on cutting-edge CAE optimization challenges in a high-impact engineering environment.
• Collaborate with experts across design, simulation, and manufacturing disciplines.