Performance Vehicle Dynamics CAE Engineer

Performance Vehicle Dynamics Cae Engineer

Positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Allen Park, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the Allen Park office. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from Allen Park, MI. Support program architecture decisions by developing CAE tools and software, including developing new tools and methods. Create and maintain full vehicle ADAMS and Car Sim models for current and future performance vehicles. Coordinate closely with the Advanced Systems Engineering Group to define new product suspension and chassis designs in the provided environment. Establish suspension and vehicle handling performance based on target attributes, benchmark vehicles, test data, and related Health Chart metrics. Support vehicle testing and attribute measurement associated with validating the CAE models and vehicle parameters. Develop and integrate vehicle controls models into the dynamic simulations using MATLAB and Simulink tools. Utilize CAE tools and test results to support the delivery of the company's high-performance vehicles with full vehicle and suspension system modeling. Utilize CAE tools to support and direct efficient vehicle development and design processes within the CAE Group. Develop new tools to improve performance, steering, and handling predictions. Inform planned vehicle testing to create specific attribute targets, while ensuring hardware choices support those targets. Support full vehicle simulation modeling. Domestic travel required up to 8%.