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Troy, Michigan, UStime type:
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* What we offer:

** At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.##

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** The Magna Exteriors portfolio of products includes access systems such as liftgates, exterior trim, modular systems, front-end modules including fascia, active aerodynamic systems and other lightweight structural components for automotive, commercial truck and other industrial markets.

Recognized globally as an innovator in all aspects of vehicle exteriors, Magna provides everything needed, from materials development and design through manufacturing and assembly, to help automakers create sleek, state-of-the-art vehicles across the world.
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* POSITION SUMMARY:

** The Senior CAE Engineer develops and completes process simulation from initiation to completion of injection molded, thermoplastic, automotive components.  Generally completes the following duties and responsibilities with the support of senior engineering personnel and/or engineering management.
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* ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

*** Support current and future manufacturing programs with filling, packing, cooling and warpage analysis utilizing Autodesk Moldflow software.
* Consults and collaborates with engineering, tooling and manufacturing personnel in the organization to optimize part design, tool design and processing windows of injection molded parts.
* Coordinates and develops the complete analysis process by determining appropriate techniques, formulating the analysis plan, gathering data relating to material properties, gating feasibility, cavitation and dimensional/cosmetic requirements of the part.
* Maintains Magna’s established internal standards for part mesh quality, gating and cooling system model quality, root cause analysis and results evaluation and reporting.
* Adopts the departmental initiatives for quality assurance/improvement and operational efficiency.
* Developing additional operational enhancements such as closed loop benchmarking.
* Effective trial participation to close the projects with productive correlation between CAE and trials.
* Proactive communications with customers to accommodate customer's voice upfront and through all projects.
* Collaborating with Product CAE for integrated product & tool development support.
* Developing ideas for operational automations adopting latest software and AI technologies and implementing the same effectively collaborating with appropriate IT teams.
* Completes tasks and resolution of issues to ensure compliance to program deliverables.
* Contributes to the development of project timing.
* Maintains a library of completed project reports and documentation.
* Ability to perform root cause analysis and make recommendations to improve the dimensional stability and/or cosmetic appearance of injection molded parts.
* Develop and maintain professional working and business relationships with key customer engineering contacts.
* Assist program teams in developing CAE quotes, and preparing technical presentations, as required.  Ensure that the divisions and program teams understand Moldflow analysis input requirements.
* Applies a general knowledge of CAE structural analysis and comprehends the effects of fiber orientation, residual stresses and weld lines on the structural integrity of a plastic…