NVH & Durability Technical Specialist at ROUSH in Livonia, Michigan

Job Description:

Roush


Title NVH & Durability Technical Specialist
Location Livonia, MI
Category Engineering & Design
Hiring Type Full Time

At Roush, we fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage.

The NVH & Durability Technical Specialist will provide technical direction on various CAE projects. The individual in this role will work on projects for large and small customers (internal and external) to meet specific customer requirements and timelines. The Technical Specialist will do hands-on work and meet technical deliverables to ensure standards are met and solve structural engineering problems to aid engineering in the upfront design of vehicle, defense, aerospace, and amusement park ride structures. This position is located in Livonia, MI.

Responsibilities:

• Independently execute projects that involve evaluation of engineering concepts, trade-offs and risk assessment using analytical tools.
• Provide technical guidance and work hands-on in building / exercising CAE models for various applications in the automotive, defense, aerospace, and industrial segments using commercial software.
• Independently perform review of inputs, models, analysis and review work done by peers.
• Support analysis with sound engineering explanation and hand calculations.
• Review results with Supervisor / Manager and share with the customer.
• Interface with customer to independently complete tasks with a high level of quality while meeting timelines.
• Enhance existing and develop new analyses capability as a part of continuous improvement.
• Maintain pertinent information in assigned location and perform data cleanup consistent with company's data retention and ISO policies.
• Interact confidently and professionally with various audiences and stakeholders at all levels.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering or related.
• Minimum of 6 years of CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering) experience in application of CAE tools in the upfront design of vehicle, defense, aerospace, and amusement park ride structures.
• Experience handling multiple projects simultaneously and being adaptable to fast changing customer & business needs.
• Experience in stress analysis, nonlinear analysis and durability assessment of metallic, composite and plastic assemblies or components. Experience in modal, point mobility, acoustic analysis, mount tuning, full vehicle model analysis. Experience in correlation, problem solving, troubleshooting and optimization analysis.
• Recognition from customers for the support provided on the project independently.
• Demonstrated ability to independently handle projects (includes establishing technical approach, providing time estimates and executing projects) with very little supervision from management.
• Good verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills and experience mentoring junior analysts.
• Strong ability to have efficient technical discussions with specialists from customer engineering teams and effectively convey technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated proactive approach to overall technical and business aspects of the department functions.
• Strong fundamental knowledge in strength of materials and failure theory for metals and composites and vibration concepts. Strong aptitude in modeling and simulation with ability to solve brand new engineering problems. Good understanding of kinematics, static, and dynamics.
• Advanced software skills in finite element pre-processors, solvers, and post-processors (Altair Hyperworks, ANSA & META, NASTRAN, ABAQUS, LSDYNA, OPTISTRUCT).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master of Science in mechanical engineering, with 6 years of experience in the CAE domain.
• Engineering experience in Defense, Aerospace, or Entertainment industry specializing in structural dynamics, mechanics, durability, noise and vibration, survivability & shock analysis.
• Experience with full vehicle ‘CAE to Test’ correlation, optimization, trade-off evaluations, suspension and powertrain integration.
• Experience in leading / mentoring a small team of direct reports
• Experience with technical marketing of engineering services.

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Our Full-Time benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, earned sick time, STD, LTD, 401K, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

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Roush is an EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for our employment application process due to disability, please contact Roush Talent Acquisition at 734-779-7087.

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