Lead Engineer – FEA

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Role Summary/Purpose

• Lead Engineer - FEA will play a key role leading the execution of FEA for various subsystems in Mechanical Engineering CoE.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of FEA for various sub-systems like Cabs, platform, truck etc during different phases of projects like design and development, reliability solutions, etc.
• Ensure compliance with customer, regulatory and Wabtec specifications and timelines in execution of FEA projects.
• Take the FEA through technical reviews. Document the technical data consistent with Engineering policies and quality procedures.
• Assure proper documentation of technical data generated and utilize the same for future use, training and effort optimization.
• Represent the team in technical matters to internal customers, consultants, cross functional teams.
• Interface with cross functional stakeholders across the organization.
• Provide timely communications on execution, significant issues and developments.
• Participate in organizational initiatives and team activities.
• Collaborate with the external vendor to drive the projects by developing scope of work, monitoring output quality and defining course and correction as needed.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Master's degree in mechanical engineering from reputed institute with 3 to 8 years of hands-on experience demonstrating expertise and experience in driving technical solutions using FEA. Experience in FEA of mechanical components, sub-systems for locomotive, rolling stock, light and heavy fabrication/ engineering industry will be an added advantage.

Desired Characteristics

• 3-8 years hand on experience in FEA tools like Hyperworks, Ansys, Ansys workbench
• Deep interest in mechanical engineering and FEA for design and development
• Review and deliver projects, propose way forward for engineering calculations, document best practices.
• Able to take ownership and drive projects to conclusive closures.
• Should be able to perform structural analysis of metals, sheet metals using suitable material models.
• Translate actual problem to FEA model, execute analysis, interpret analysis results & select best solution in collaboration with design team
• knowledge on global standards like EN/GOST/DVS standards for assessment of structures and welds.
• Hands on experience with different types of FEA like Static, Dynamics, Modal, Random, Harmonic, non-linear etc.
• Hands on experience on FEA for locomotive or rail domain structural components, sub-systems - light and heavy fabrication, sheet metal designs,
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.

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