Senior Specialist, CAE Integration

What you’ll do

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• Perform nonlinear structural simulations using LS-DYNA for component, subsystem, and full-vehicle applications.
• Analyze structural performance, load paths, stiffness, intrusion, and energy management across crash scenarios.
• Build, manage, and execute high-fidelity FE models using ANSA, Primer, and HyperMesh.
• Correlate structural CAE predictions with physical test data and support post-test reviews and root-cause investigations.
• Develop structural countermeasures and support design teams with data-driven recommendations.
• Support CAE integration across crash, NVH, durability, thermal, aero, and vehicle-dynamics domains.
• Review structural changes, reinforcements, joints, and stiffness updates for cross-attribute impacts.
• Contribute to vehicle milestone readiness, design releases, and cross-functional sign-off activities.
• Participate in multi-attribute technical reviews and support continuous improvement of CAE tools and processes.
• Support implementation of AI/ML tools to streamline CAE workflows, including automated preprocessing, model setup, and simulation quality checks.
• Support development and use of AI-driven predictive models to complement traditional simulations, improve early design guidance, and assist cross-attribute decision-making.

Who You Are

• A technically strong CAE engineer with a solid understanding of vehicle crashworthiness and structural mechanics.
• Comfortable working in a cross-functional OEM product development environment.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, and capable of balancing engineering rigor with program timing.
• Able to communicate complex technical results clearly to engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.
• Motivated by building safe, durable vehicles and continuously improving engineering processes.

Location & Travel Expectations:

• This role is based out of the Scout Motors corporate headquarters in Charlotte, NC.
• This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events.
• Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time to test facilities, supplier sites, or manufacturing location
• Travel: Domestic and international travel required, approximately 10% of the time. Valid driver's license required. 

What you’ll bring 

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring: 

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in structural crash CAE within an automotive OEM or Tier-1 supplier environment.
• Hands-on experience with LS-DYNA.
• Proficiency with CAE p