Applied Intuition
CAE Engineer
$150K–$230K
Sunnyvale · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of CAE/FEA experience.
- Education
- BS/MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a similar field.
About the job
Build and lead the CAE capability for vehicle hardware programs, validating structural and electro-mechanical designs through simulation and physical-test correlation.
What you'll do
- Define load cases and requirements; perform and review structural, vibration, fatigue, and thermal analyses.
- Build scalable CAE processes and select and deploy tools and infrastructure.
- Manage external contractors and collaborate with design, systems, and validation teams to inform design decisions.
What they ask for
- BS/MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a similar field.
- 7+ years of CAE/FEA experience in automotive, commercial vehicle, aerospace, agriculture, construction, or defense.
- Expertise with at least one major FEA suite and pre-processors.
- Experience defining load cases, managing external contractors, and correlating simulations with physical tests.
Nice to have
- Experience with durability/fatigue tools and road load data acquisition, or CFD/thermal simulation for electronics enclosures.
- Scripting and automation for CAE workflows, or experience with simulation data management or HPC environments.
Pay
$150K – $230K (base salary; currency not stated)
Tools
Abaqus, ANSYS, Nastran, LS-DYNA, OptiStruct, HyperMesh, ANSA, Python
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