Tesla CAE Analysis Engineer Crash Occupant Pedestrian Safety 

United States, California, Fremont 

986424720

Design and analyze restraint systems for various vehicle models

Develop and apply advanced crash safety FE methodologies and analysis techniques to drive innovation in design

Work closely with structure, seating and interior system design teams to drive improvements in all components related to occupant safety

Perform advanced CAE simulations to evaluate and improve component level and full vehicle occupant performance

Collaborate with Test Engineering teams to develop and support subsystem level and full vehicle crash tests

Perform detailed post-crash test analysis and correlate CAE simulations to test results

Use correlated simulations and work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to progress the design and improve the crash safety performance

Where appropriate, conduct studies by utilizing optimization tools, including DOE/DFSS techniques on vehicle designs to meet performance requirements with the constraints of conflicting attributes like cost and mass

Bachelor's Degree Mechanical or Biomechanical Engineering or equivalent experience

Previous knowledge of automotive crashworthiness legislation and attributes of vehicle safety and crashworthiness is preferred

Very strong engineering fundamentals in problem solving

Experience with numerical and analytical methods

CAE tools e.g., (LS-Dyna, MADYMO, ADAMS, Abaqus)

Test data analysis tools e.g. (DIAdem, Hyperworks, Matlab, LS-pre post and/or Meta-post, Python)

Good understanding and experience of vehicle structure development for crashworthiness

The ability to articulate and present technical issues to audiences of either spectrum regarding familiarity on crash safety and potential occupant injury

Hands-on experience with vehicle crash tests, sled tests and anthropomorphic test devices preferred

Excellent attitude, organization skills, and self-motivation