CAE Crash Analysis Engineer

CAE Crash Analysis Engineer, Front, Side and Rear Impact and External Customer testing

At Research & Development you will be a key contributor to the next generation outstanding luxury cars from Volvo. Together with other engineers around the world, you and your team will create innovative human-centric car technology that makes life less complicated and more enjoyable for people. Are you interested in design and connected car technology? Do you share our passion for people, the environment and our urge to create a superior driving experience? Research and Development is the place for you to prosper.

The Safety Analysis section is a part of Volvo Cars Safety Centre (VCSC) which drives the development of the Volvo core value Safety to build the world's safest cars. We cover the areas of both passive and active safety and have state-of-the-art facilities and equipment e.g. the unique crash test laboratory. Within VCSC there are functions for both strategic safety and requirement development, traffic accident research and safety analysis within both testing and CAE. Development work is performed in close collaboration with our internal design departments and external suppliers in a dynamic and international environment. The section Safety Analysis consist of three different analysis groups each with their own CAE and test Analysis engineers, Side Impact & Pedestrian, Rear Impact & Customer Testing and Frontal Impact.

As Crash Analysis CAE engineer within one of the Safety Analysis groups, you will perform virtual simulations of vehicle crash performance within the relevant areas of Front, Side, Rear, amongst others. Based on your results you will perform analysis of occupant protection and structural performance. Different technical solutions are proposed, developed and evaluated to secure that the vehicles meet our highest safety standards. You will be responsible for virtual simulations within one of our ongoing projects and participate in method development assignments and system requirement setting. You have also the capability to perform physical testing whilst establishing and developing relationships with engineers from physical testing, Safety attribute leaders and the product development departments. You will therefore build and maintain a wide personal network within Volvo Car Group.
Main responsibilities

* Create and develop virtual simulation models
* Perform simulations and analyses based on results from both virtual & physical test
* Participate in development of technical solutions
* Participate in cross-functional development teams
* Define and participate in method development

Required qualifications

* MSc in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience.
* Experience from Safety related work is meritorious.
* Experience in CAE driven development
* Good analytical competence
* Fluent in English, written and spoken
* High ability to work in team as well as keeping deadlines as individual
* Experience of CAE & test analysis preferably within Automotive Safety is meritorious
* Skills in Dyna, Ansa and MetaPost and/or Animator software, or other equivalent CAE tools is meritorious
* Skills in TeamCenter, VisMockup or equivalent tools are an advantage

Personal qualities

* Communicative
* Customer focus
* Engaged
* Team player

About Volvo Car Group
The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. At Volvo Car Group, our vision is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired luxury car brand" by simplifying people's lives. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate. People that want to create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.
Contact
In this recruitment process we are collaborating with Randstad Sourceright. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Nadja Bergman by e-mail nadja.bergman@randstadsourceright.se. Note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held continuously. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later than October 6th, 2016.