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Senior Vehicle CAE Durability Engineer

FastTek Global · Troy, MI · 1 mo ago
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We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes "Who We Are Looking For" and "What You Get To Do" and "Education" (actually "WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM:" includes Education, Experience, Skills & Attributes). Also "Additional Info" includes company description, benefits, etc. We need to use

for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We should include sections only if posting has real specific content. We have content: role description (Who We Are Looking For) could be "About the role". Responsibilities: "What You Get To Do" list. Requirements/Qualifications: Education, Experience, Skills & Attributes. Could combine into Requirements and Qualifications? Probably separate: Requirements (education+experience) and Qualifications (skills). But we can just have one Requirements section covering education, experience, skills. However we need to follow instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We can choose which are present. We have Benefits described: list of benefits. So include Benefits section. Pay and Schedule not mentioned, so omit. We need to preserve all substantive info, no boilerplate. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Also remove "Additional Info" company description? That's substantive? It's about company, maybe not required but could be considered "About the company". Not in allowed headings. Could we include as a paragraph under About the role? Probably not needed. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we need to keep company description? It's substantive but not fitting headings. Could we put it under a generic

without heading? The instruction says use

for section headings (list). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings. Could we add a heading like "About the Company"? Not in list but maybe allowed? Safer to follow list; we could omit company description if not fitting headings, but that would lose substantive info. However maybe "Additional Info" is considered boilerplate? It's about company culture, not required. Might be okay to drop? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Company description is not those. It's substantive. But we have no heading for it; we could just put it as a

without heading. That's allowed: we can have

prose anywhere. So we can include a paragraph describing FastTek Global. Similarly "AI & Hiring Disclosure" is maybe legal boilerplate; should be removed. Thus sections: - About the role (h3) containing the "Who We Are Looking For" paragraph. - Responsibilities (h3) containing the list from "What You Get To Do". - Requirements (h3) containing Education and Experience (maybe combine). Could also have Qualifications (h3) for Skills & Attributes. - Benefits (h3) containing list. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's extract text. Who We Are Looking For: "We are looking for an experienced, strategic Senior Vehicle CAE Durability Engineer (Contract) to join our growing team. This position will lead NVH, durability, strength, and stiffness simulations to drive the development and optimization of EV body, chassis, and closure structures. As a technical authority, this role will mentor engineers, define simulation methodologies, and shape the CAE direction of the program in a dynamic, startup-paced environment." What You Get To Do: list items: - Lead durability, strength, and stiffness analysis for BIW, HV Battery structure, Trimmed Body, and full vehicle structures using nCode DesignLife and Optistruct; assess and guide design performance. - Build, run, and debug full vehicle durability models using pre-processing tools such as ANSA and HyperMesh; maintain model quality and integrity. - Post-process durability and stiffness simulation results using nCode / HyperWorks; analyze findings and recommend design improvements. - Perform multiple full vehicle durability simulation iterations to identify optimized solutions and meet vehicle-level performance targets. - Support component and vehicle testing activities; correlate CAE results with test data including RLDA and 4-poster test programs. - Apply advanced engineering methods such as DOE/DFSS and Optistruct optimization tools to improve design performance. - Prepare and present technical reports summarizing simulation results, findings, and achieved improvements. - Communicate and collaborate with the design team, manufacturing team, and suppliers to achieve desired vehicle performance. Education/Experience/Skills: Education: "Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent, from an ABET-accredited or equivalent program. Master's degree is a plus." Experience: "8+ years of automotive structures CAE experience, with 8+ years of direct experience performing full vehicle durability analysis. Experience with nCode, Optistruct / NASTRAN, ANSA, and HyperWorks. Experience performing random vibration analysis. Experience generating and validating block cycle schedules for component-level fatigue testing. Experience planning RLDA and 4-poster test programs. Experience with correlation of CAE and test results. Hands-on experience with optimization tools and techniques using Optistruct. Knowledge of applying engineering fundamentals in product development. Experience with electric propulsion systems is desirable, including structural CAE for battery enclosures and high-voltage pack integration." Skills & Attributes: "Solid foundation in mechanical engineering principles and their application to product development. Ability to work independently from start to finish and as part of a cross-functional team. Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to present technical findings clearly. Acts as a team player and problem solver in a fast-moving organization." Benefits list: - Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program) - Vision - Personal Time Off (PTO) Program - Long Term Disability (100% paid) - Life Insurance (100% paid) - 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match - Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture. - FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 , 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023! We could keep that as part of benefits. Now produce HTML. Structure:

About the role

...

Responsibilities

  • ...
  • ...

Requirements

Education: ...

Experience: ...

Skills

...

Benefits

  • ...
  • ...
We could also combine Education and Experience under Requirements, and Skills under Qualifications. But we have headings list includes Qualifications and Skills. Could do:

Requirements

for Education+Experience

Qualifications

for Skills & Attributes But we already used Skills heading; maybe better to follow list: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. However we have only one skills paragraph. Could put Skills under Qualifications and omit Skills heading. But we need to use headings only when posting has real specific content. We have content for Education, Experience, Skills. Could make two sections: Requirements (Education+Experience) and Qualifications (Skills). That seems reasonable. Thus:

About the role

...

Responsibilities

    ...

Requirements

Education: ...

Experience: ...

Qualifications

...

Benefits

    ...
No Pay, Schedule. Now ensure we preserve all substantive info. Include the company description? We omitted. Could add a paragraph after About the role maybe as part of About the role? But that would mix. Could add a separate

About the Company

not in list but maybe okay? The instruction says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings. It might be interpreted that we should only use those headings. Safer to stick to those. So we omit company description. Is that losing substantive info? Possibly but maybe considered not essential for job posting. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information. That's ambiguous. However the company description is substantive but not required for the role. Might be considered filler? It's about the company, could be considered relevant. But we have no heading for it; we could just include a

without heading after the sections. That would preserve info without violating heading rule. Let's add a

after Benefits maybe describing FastTek Global. Thus final HTML:

About the role

We are looking for an experienced, strategic Senior Vehicle CAE Durability Engineer (Contract) to join our growing team. This position will lead NVH, durability, strength, and stiffness simulations to drive the development and optimization of EV body, chassis, and closure structures. As a technical authority, this role will mentor engineers, define simulation methodologies, and shape the CAE direction of the program in a dynamic, startup-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead durability, strength, and stiffness analysis for BIW, HV Battery structure, Trimmed Body, and full vehicle structures using nCode DesignLife and Optistruct; assess and guide design performance.
  • Build, run, and debug full vehicle durability models using pre-processing tools such as ANSA and HyperMesh; maintain model quality and integrity.
  • Post-process durability and stiffness simulation results using nCode / HyperWorks; analyze findings and recommend design improvements.
  • Perform multiple full vehicle durability simulation iterations to identify optimized solutions and meet vehicle-level performance targets.
  • Support component and vehicle testing activities; correlate CAE results with test data including RLDA and 4-poster test programs.
  • Apply advanced engineering methods such as DOE/DFSS and Optistruct optimization tools to improve design performance.
  • Prepare and present technical reports summarizing simulation results, findings, and achieved improvements.
  • Communicate and collaborate with the design team, manufacturing team, and suppliers to achieve desired vehicle performance.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent, from an ABET-accredited or equivalent program. Master's degree is a plus.

Experience: 8+ years of automotive structures CAE experience, with 8+ years of direct experience performing full vehicle durability analysis. Experience with nCode, Optistruct / NASTRAN, ANSA, and HyperWorks. Experience performing random vibration analysis. Experience generating and validating block cycle schedules for component-level fatigue testing. Experience planning RLDA and 4-poster test programs. Experience with correlation of CAE and test results. Hands-on experience with optimization tools and techniques using Optistruct. Knowledge of applying engineering fundamentals in product development. Experience with electric propulsion systems is desirable, including structural CAE for battery enclosures and high-voltage pack integration.

Qualifications

Solid foundation in mechanical engineering principles and their application to product development. Ability to work independently from start to finish and as part of a cross-functional team. Strong oral

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