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 complex full vehicle and system-level CAE model construction, visualization, and analysis for Automotive Body-In-White (BIW)/Chassis/Powertrain Performance Evaluation and Specification setting.ResponsibilitiesUtilize Hypermesh/Ansa for Construction of high-quality FE meshes and models of the complete body, chassis subsystems and Power Unit.Conducting FE solutions using Optistruct for Strength, Stiffness and Topology Optimization Evaluation.Conducting FE solutions using Nastran for Noise, Vibration, Harshness (NVH) Performance and Evaluation.Conducting FE solutions using Abaqus for Durability Performance and Evaluation.Utilize Simpack/Matlab/Simulink to build Vehicle Models for Handling Performance and Evaluation.Interpret data, develop and report countermeasures using Hyperworks/Metapost for post-processing.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.
#LI-VD1RequirementsBachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8+ years relevant experienceEducation with the following specialties preferred: Mechanical, Mechanical Technology, Aerospace, Automotive.Experience with 3D FEA analysis in domains such as component strength and durability, noise and vibration of total vehicle/system/component transfer, and/or vehicle systems modeling for automotive power unit and chassis systems (engine, motor, transmission, battery, suspension, brake, steering, body-in-white)Experience using pre-processor (Hypermesh/Ansa), post-processor (Hyperworks/Metapost), solver tools (Optistruct/Abaqus/Nastran), Matlab/Simulink for complex vehicle system-level CAE model construction, visualization, and analysis.CAD (CATIA V5/V6) design experience preferred.Strong Microsoft Office skills, including excel.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.Goken America (“Goken”) is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other applicable protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.
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