Front, Side & Rear Crash Engineer - Gaydon - £30.20 - 30.20 per hour (KDN-101798)

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Front, Side & Rear Crash Engineer
Gaydon, Warwickshire, England
£30.20 - 30.20 per hour

A Front, Side & Rear Crash Engineer is required to work on contract for our large automotive client based in Gaydon, Warwickshire.

Description
Position Description:
Development of automotive body structures using FEA, to meet defined performance targets, specifically for front, side & rear crash. Able to run baseline CAE analysis, summarise results and feedback conclusions to the Body CAE Crash Team & Program Leader in an efficient manner. Able to work effectively with design teams to develop solutions within defined deadlines and time constraints. Have an awareness of potential design constraints (packaging, manufacturing etc) and ensure due consideration is given in developing solutions.

Job Requirements
Skills Required:
Able to build crash models of whole vehicle or sub-system using the includes structure. Able to run Safety/Crash CAE analysis, summarise results and feedback conclusions to the Body CAE Crash Team & Program Leader in an efficient manner. Have adequate knowledge of automotive body structure crashworthiness and load paths. Following software skill are essential: Ls-Dyna & Oasys suite (Primer, T-His, D3plot) Hyperworks (..mesh, ..graph, ..view). PC Skills - Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Skills Preferred:
Good communication skills - both written and spoken is essential.

Details
Experience Required:
Proven experience of working in the automotive industry or within a CAE analysis function, involved with the development of body structures ideally for crash worthiness using CAE methods.

Experience Preferred:
Familiarity and experience of OEM working practices relating to CAE methods and processes. Familiarity and experience of OEM CAD, Tce & Digibuck. Familiarity of OEM IT system. Familiarity of Crash - Regulations in Europe and USA.

Education Required:
Educated to a minimum of degree level in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent technical subject.

Applicants MUST have proof of immediate and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.