The Advanced Engineer - Materials CAE will lead and perform advanced simulation and virtual validation activities focused on material behaviour and its influence on safety‑critical products. The role combines constitutive material modelling, finite element analysis, physical test correlation and technical leadership to predict performance, support robust designs and ensure compliance with regulatory and customer requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Materials Modelling & Characterisation
Develop, implement and maintain advanced material models (rate, temperature and strain‑rate dependent, damage and failure) for polymers, metals, composites and textile reinforcements used in restraint and occupant protection systems.
Define and document material test programmes; liaise with test labs to obtain tensile, compression, shear, fracture and cyclic data necessary for model calibration.
Perform inverse modelling and parameter optimisation to derive robust material model parameters from experimental data.
CAE Simulation & Analysis
Integrate advanced material definitions into component and system finite element models (implicit and explicit) and assess their influence on structural and occupant protection performance.
Conduct sensitivity analyses, parametric studies and probabilistic assessments to quantify the effect of material variability on safety and durability.
Prepare reproducible modelling procedures and material libraries for use across projects and teams.
Test Correlation & Validation
Correlate material‑aware CAE predictions with component and system test results; identify discrepancies and refine models to improve predictive accuracy.
Provide pre‑test predictions, post‑test analyses and explicit documentation of material assumptions, boundary conditions and limitations.
Recommend additional test methods or measurement techniques to close modelling gaps and improve confidence in simulation outputs.