Vehicle Dynamics CAE Engineer

Applus+ IDIADA

Tarragona, Spain

Role summary

Responsible for carrying out vehicle dynamics advanced simulation activities to support attributes development programs.

Responsibilities

Perform complete vehicle and suspension simulations to provide direction to the chassis development programs, while minimizing the need for physical testing.

The main responsibilities of this role will be:

Build chassis and complete vehicle models
Perform virtual simulations to evaluate suspension kinematics & compliance and complete vehicle handling & ride comfort.
Optimize chassis parameters in order to meet performance targets
Prepare/write project reports
Presentation of project results and support decision making
To support project management and commercial actions:
Presentation of project proposals and project results to customers
Management of client communication and reporting

Qualifications

Technical qualifications:

B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
1-3 years of experience in automotive chassis development with a focus on Vehicle Dynamics.
Knowledge of vehicle dynamics theory and contributions from individual components— hardpoints, steering, springs, bars, dampers, tires, bushings, etc.—to suspension K&C and full-vehicle performance.
Basic understanding of the performance development process, from target setting and target cascading to validation and sign-off.
Vehicle dynamics simulation experience with multi-body (ADAMS) and/or lookup tables-based models (VI-CarRealTime, IPG CarMaker, CarSim, etc)
Data post-processing skills.
Basic knowledge of programming with Matlab and/or Python.