Vehicle CAE project leader Crash

Job Purpose: - The Project leader is responsible to lead CAE activity for vehicle development programs including planning, coordination, and execution. - Improve the understanding of physical phenomena and modelling parts and systems within his scope - Ensure technological monitoring and carry out competitor analysis actions - Define digital simulation methods and modelling and ensure their development - Ensure capitalization of digital simulation methods Responsibilities: 1. Responsible to lead the digital evaluation to achieve performances targets 2. Conduct Periodic review and validate the R/C mechanism and C/M directions 3. Responsible to report to stake holders to get agreement for C/M 4. Adhere to Project management compliance 5. Responsible to confirm the targets with customer performance team. 6. Responsible to optimize & Cost & Mass CAE Targets. 7. Analyze risk and initiate avoidance activities. Establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating corrective action. Experience: - Strong experience of 7 to 12 years in Crash domain RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Led Full Vehicle Crashworthiness & Occupant Safety development activities for multiple vehicle programs, driving safety performance from concept through production. Served as Crash CAE Performance Lead, managing simulation-based vehicle safety attribute development and virtual sign-off activities. Directed a team of CAE engineers in achieving compliance with Bharat NCAP, Euro NCAP, Global NCAP, FMVSS 208/214, UN R94, UN R95, and UN R137 requirements. Performed and coordinated full vehicle crash simulations including Frontal Impact, Offset Deformable Barrier (ODB), Full Frontal, Side Impact, Pole Impact, Rear Impact, Roof Crush, and Pedestrian Protection assessments. Developed and optimized crash and restraint systems to improve occupant protection, injury metrics, structural integrity, and regulatory compliance. Provided technical leadership as Principal Crash Analyst, driving root-cause investigations and proposing design improvements for enhanced vehicle safety performance. Collaborated with cross-functional teams including Design, Body Engineering, Restraints, Testing, and Program Management during full vehicle development programs. Conducted crashworthiness evaluations using LS-DYNA and PAM-CRASH, supporting vehicle-level safety attribute targets and program milestones. Built, modified, and validated finite element models using ANSA and HyperMesh, ensuring high-quality simulation models and accurate results. Performed post-processing and result interpretation using META, HyperView, and Animator, enabling efficient decision-making and design optimization. Utilized OptiStruct for structural optimization studies to balance vehicle safety, weight reduction, and performance requirements. Managed project timelines, resource allocation, and stakeholder communication while leading global crash CAE activities across multiple vehicle platforms. Achieved strong CAE-to-test correlation through systematic model validation and continuous improvement of crash simulation methodologies.