Job Responsibilities:
- Develop, test and maintain advanced mathematical models of machinery and mechanical components including kinematics, contact mechanics, rigid and flexible multi-body dynamics systems in engine, powertrain and vehicle systems, such as engine cranktrains, valvetrains, gear, chain and belt drive systems, vehicle drivelines and transmissions.
- Test computational models in the context of integrated simulations aimed at addressing customers’ product design, performance and durability issues.
- Collaborate with other developers and application engineers on functional and I/O requirements, design of models and adaptation to user requirements.
Requirements:
- PhD or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering
- 2 years of computational mechanics R&D experience
- Modeling of kinematics, multi-body dynamics, vibrations in powertrain and/or vehicle systems
- Hands-on experience with numerical algorithms commonly used for the solution of mechanical systems: Linear and non-linear equations, ODEs, DAEs
- Knowledge of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) theory and applications
- Proficiency in Fortran, C++
- Minimum GPA 3.6
Additional Desirable Background and Skills
- Modeling of contact kinematics, tribology and hydrodynamic fluid film lubrication
- Familiarity with 3D solid modeling, CAD and graphics tools
- Technologies for enhancement of model performance and scalability, such as model reduction, sparse systems, parallelization
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
