CAE Engineer III - Automotive CFD (HVAC and Cabin Comfort)

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Goken America is an Engineering Services and Product Development company founded in 2004. At Goken America we strive to expand and deliver upon our company motto of “Creating Something Different”. We are continually striving to strengthen our organization, and are always seeking talented individuals who have a strong desire to work in an environment where they can make a difference. Our “Vision” is to empower our associates to affect change wherever change is needed. Our “Mission” is that in building trust we foster greatness in our people, excellence in our clients and impact in our communities. Goken America provides an excellent benefits package, one month of paid time off per year and a very competitive compensation plan. In addition, when applicable, we will also provide relocation assistance, temporary housing, visa support and other fringe benefits.
This role will support CAE development activities for full vehicle and complex vehicle system-level CAE model construction, visualization, and analysis to perform thermal and fluid dynamics simulation (CFD) for Automotive HVAC performance and Cabin Comfort evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Utilize ANSA/Hypermesh for Construction of high-quality FE meshes and models of full vehicle and/or vehicle sub-systems.
• Conducting and analyzing full vehicle CFD (thermal and fluid dynamics) simulation models for HVAC Performance and Cabin Comfort evaluations using 1D Tools (ex.: GT suite or Siemens Amesim) and 3D Tools (ex.: Star CCM+, Openfoam, Fluent)
• Interpret data, develop and report countermeasures using Metapost/Hyperworks for post-processing.
• Must be able to optimize and correlate analyses with real-world test results.
• Communicates effectively within the group about issues, and outside the group to accomplish goals.
• Analyze and resolve problems with moderate level of guidance and direction.
• Lead research activities to develop new and improve existing CAE methods.
• Utilizes Excel to create and update project schedules.
• Travel to client site required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 10+ years relevant exp. or Master’s degree in Engineering and 8+ years relevant exp.
• Education with the following specialties preferred: Mechanical, Mechanical Technology, Aerospace, Automotive.
• Experience in Automotive HVAC performance and Cabin Comfort evaluation using CFD simulation
• 8+ years of experience using 1D & 3D system simulation software ex. 1D tools (GT suite or Siemens Amesim) & 3D tools (Star CCM+, Openfoam, Fluent).
• Experience in developing custom CAE methods for improved modeling and analysis
• Experience using pre-processor (ANSA/Hypermesh), post-processor (Metapost/Hyperworks) for full vehicle and/or vehicle sub-systems CAE model construction, visualization, and analysis.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including excel.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.

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