Senior CAE Lead | Automotive

YOUR ROLE

As a Senior CAE Engineer specialising in crash simulation, you will act as the technical cornerstone of our structural simulation activities for automotive exterior components.  Embedded within a high-profile automotive programme, you will lead a team, drive quality, and collaborate closely with both local stakeholders and offshore resources to deliver outstanding engineering results.

In this role you will play a key role in:

• Leading and coordinating structural simulation activities for automotive exterior sub-components, ensuring all deliverables meet the highest quality standards and comply with project requirements
• Taking ownership of crash analysis and durability simulations, applying deep technical expertise in LS-Dyna and Abaqus to evaluate component behaviour and validate designs against defined performance targets
• Driving root cause analysis processes when simulation results do not meet initial requirements, identifying failure modes and proposing technically sound corrective actions
• Collaborating closely with design teams and cross-functional stakeholders to suggest and lead design modifications, translating simulation insights into actionable engineering improvements
• Acting as technical leader and main point of contact for local stakeholders, coordinating and mentoring an offshore simulation team to ensure consistent methodologies and delivery performance across geographically distributed resources

YOUR PROFILE

We are looking for a technically driven and collaborative engineer who thrives in a client-facing, leadership-oriented environment within the automotive industry.

• Proven experience of 7+ years in CAE simulation, with strong hands-on expertise in crash analysis using LS-Dyna and ideally Abaqus, and exposure to Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) — a genuine plus in this role
• Solid background in automotive structural simulation, with experience on exterior components and a sound understanding of design concepts, manufacturing constraints, and OEM requirements
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, coordinate offshore resources, and take responsibility for the quality and consistency of simulation deliverables across complex, multi-stakeholder projects
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present technical findings clearly to both engineering and non-engineering audiences, and to collaborate effectively across design, simulation, and client teams

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