NVH CAE Supervisor
Job Type
Full-time
Description

Lordstown EV Corp seeks to eliminate inefficiencies that exist in modern work by creating electric vehicles that radically improve the way work gets done. Cost effective for fleets, safer, and designed to be more productive than traditional commercial vehicles, Lordstown pickup trucks and fleet vehicles are built to fix challenges that limit modern work.  With a focus on Integrity, Discipline, Collaboration, Design & Innovation, we are working to design and build the work vehicles of the future. Join us to make a difference!  


Culture – as a Startup, we are looking for Leaders that want to create an organization and structure where you can make an impact, have your voice heard, ambitious to step up to dynamic challenges and be accountable, for your results.


What you will do


Maintain a team of NVH engineers to perform NVH sub-system analysis for Body/Chassis/Powertrain


Responsibilities

  • Vehicle NVH CAE Supervisor responsible for NVH CAE analysis of the full vehicle, subsystems and components.
  • Work towards meeting vehicle targets within program milestone timelines
  • The group is an integral part of the product development group, including daily interaction with product design, testing and functional development engineers
  • Build trimmed body, suspension and exhaust FEA models for simulation purpose using Hypermesh or ANSA
  • Good knowledge of vehicle structures and NVH sub-system analysis for Body/Chassis/Powertrain
  • Perform normal modes, frequency response and transient analyses to identify issues and resolutions.
  • Develop design solutions to address NVH issues. Work closely with vehicle development teams, NVH labs, & design teams to identify and resolve issues and optimize the structure for weight/cost.
  • Perform transfer path analysis to root cause dominant paths and contributions to NVH performance issues.
  • Expert in running NASTRAN (linear) solver to conduct NVH and stress analyses. NVH Assessments including but not limited to; normal modes, attachment point equivalent stiffness, point mobility, etc
  • Use multi-disciplinary optimization tools such as Hyperstudy/ Isight for combining analyses from various codes
  • Familiar with OptiStruct to conduct non-parametric design optimization, such as topology, shape, and gauge optimization
  • Review analyses results from the team before sign-off and approval and communicate findings and recommendations to various engineering organizations.
  • Able to follow and guide NVH testing based on simulations and set targets based on competitive set if data not available for surrogate vehicles.
  • Stay abreast of latest CAE/simulation tools, methods and processes in the field of NVH analyses.


Requirements
  • Bachelors, Masters or Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Accredited University.: Mechanical, Aero, Civil, Materials, Mechanics, Applied Physics
  • 10+ year experience in NVH simulation using Nastran
  • Good understanding of NVH issues in conventional automobiles, hybrid vehicles and Electric vehicles
  • Good knowledge of fundamental physics and structural engineering principles
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and teamwork skills
  • Experience working on multiple projects/platforms.
  • Experience in correlating models to physical test data and being able to guide design through predictive analysis
  • Demonstrated proficiency in NASTRAN or similar tools, ANSA, HYPERWORKS, LMS Virtual lab and other CAE tools.
  • Proficient PC Skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other technical software).


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