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CAE Engineer General

By / May 6, 2026

• Location: Dearborn, Michigan
• Type: Contract
• Job #103149

Epitec is seeking to support the largest U.S. automaker for a long-term Battery Structural CAE Engineer opportunity. This role will focus on developing and executing advanced structural simulations for high-voltage battery systems utilizing ABAQUS, HyperMesh, nCode/fe-safe, and 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX).

The ideal candidate will be capable of independently building, debugging, solving, correlating, and reporting complex non-linear finite element models and hitting the ground running within Ford's Structural CAE organization.

Job Details

• Title: Battery Structural CAE Engineer

• Location: Dearborn, MI

• Work Environment: Hybrid (4 days onsite Monday-Thursday)

• W2 Contract: Long-Term (12+ Months)

• Overtime: Potentially Required

• Medical Benefits & PTO Included

• Pay Range: Market Rate

• Education: Master's Degree Preferred (FEA Coursework Strongly Desired)

Responsibilities

• Build 3D battery structural CAE models from CAD designs.

• Perform structural simulations of battery systems, subsystems, and components.

• Execute advanced non-linear FEA using ABAQUS.

• Create and modify meshes using HyperMesh.

• Debug complex FE models independently.

• Monitor convergence and adjust solver settings.

• Correlate simulation results with physical testing data.

• Conduct fatigue and durability assessments utilizing nCode or fe-safe.

• Collaborate with battery design, release, and testing engineers.

• Provide technical recommendations to product development teams.

• Partner with vehicle-level teams to gather boundary conditions.

• Generate professional CAE reports and engineering recommendations.

• Coordinate with global CAE teams supporting meshing activities.

Requirements

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related field.

• 4+ years of structural CAE experience.

• 3+ years of ABAQUS experience performing non-linear FEA.

• Strong experience with:

• ABAQUS

• HyperMesh

• 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX)

• nCode or fe-safe

• Experience building and solving complex FE models.

• Experience correlating CAE results to physical test data.

• Strong understanding of structural mechanics and material behavior.

• Ability to independently troubleshoot and debug FE models.

Preferred

• Master's Degree with FEA-focused coursework.

• 5+ years of structural CAE simulation experience.

• Experience with:

• HyperView

• ABAQUS Viewer

• OptiStruct Non-Linear

• Teamcenter

• ANSYS

• ABAQUS Python scripting experience.

• Fatigue and durability analysis expertise.

• Fracture mechanics experience.

• Thermal-mechanical coupled analysis experience.

• Optimization tools:

• HEEDS

• Tosca

• modeFRONTIER

• iSight

• OptiStruct Optimization

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