We are seeking a Senior Structural Simulation Engineer to lead design validation for LV and MV switchgear, power-distribution skids, eHouses and packaged substations. The role combines structural FEA, thermal/CFD and short-circuit electrodynamic assessment, covering product development through qualification, manufacturing, transportation and installation. The engineer will act as a technical authority and convert simulation results into safe, reliable and manufacturable designs.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead structural validation of enclosures, frames, partitions, busbar supports, plinths, skids and packaged-substation structures using static, nonlinear, modal, buckling and dynamic analysis as required.

- Assess equipment, wind, seismic, anchoring, lifting, handling and installation loads; validate sheet-metal structures, bolted/welded joints, base frames and foundation interfaces.

- Define load cases, boundary conditions, material/joint assumptions and acceptance criteria; correlate models with prototype or qualification tests and recommend design improvements.

- Thermal Short-Circuit Simulation: Perform steady-state and transient thermal/CFD analyses considering component and busbar losses, internal airflow, enclosure heat transfer, ambient conditions, solar loading and altitude effects.

- Evaluate hot spots, ventilation paths, fan/filter performance, pressure drop and temperature rise; support instrumentation, testing and simulation-to-test correlation.

- Assess short-circuit withstand by translating peak and short-time current effects into electrodynamic loads on busbars, supports, joints, barriers and enclosures; verify stresses, deformation, clearances and support integrity.

- Transportation, Testing Technical Leadership: Define road, sea and rail transportation load envelopes, including acceleration, shock, vibration,



tie-down and support conditions; analyse lifting lugs, sling arrangements, centre of gravity and skid response.

- Support type/design-verification tests, FAT, seismic/vibration trials, temperature-rise and short-circuit tests; lead root-cause analysis and technical risk closure.

- Partner with electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, laboratory and supplier teams; review calculations and drawings, mentor engineers, and improve modelling standards and reusable methods.

- Engineering Deliverables: Analysis plans, calculations, FEA/CFD/electromagnetic models and concise design-verification reports.

- Design criteria, load definitions, assumptions, margins, correlation summaries and actionable recommendations.

- Test specifications and correlation reports, plus transport, lifting, anchoring and installation calculation packages.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical, Structural, Civil or a related engineering discipline, with 7-10+ years of relevant structural analysis, simulation and design-validation experience.

- Advanced structural FEA capability, including contact/joints, nonlinear behaviour, modal/agile response and model verification; practical thermal/CFD experience and ability to interpret temperature-rise test data.

- Experience assessing short-circuit forces and their structural impact, plus transportation, shock/vibration, lifting and anchoring analyses for industrial equipment or modular systems.

- Strong engineering judgement and the ability to independently review complex analyses and communicate conclusions to cross-functional teams, suppliers and customers.

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📌 Sr Engineer I, Mechanical Systems Design (Bengaluru)
🏢 Schneider Electric
📍 Bengaluru