Senior Technical Lead - FEA, ANSYS, Abaqus
India
Job Description
Senior Technical Lead - FEA, ANSYS, Abaqus
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Job Summary

Multiple openings for CAE Analyst - I positions across Crashworthiness, Body Strength, Interior Trim, Structural Durability, Fatigue, and Brake NVH domains.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform CAE simulations and analyses for vehicle crashworthiness, structural strength, durability, NVH, seating, and interior trim applications using tools such as LS-DYNA, Abaqus, Nastran, HyperMesh, and ANSA.
  • Develop, prepare, and validate FE models, conduct safety and regulatory compliance assessments, investigate simulation results, identify root causes of performance issues, and recommend design improvements.
  • Collaborate with design, testing, and customer teams to deliver high-quality engineering solutions, support product development activities, correlate simulation results with physical tests, and enhance analysis efficiency through process improvements and scripting where applicable.

Skill Requirements

  • CAE Analyst should have 4–10 years of experience with strong expertise in CAE simulation and analysis using tools such as LS-DYNA, ANSA, HyperMesh, HyperWorks, Abaqus, Nastran, Primer, MetaPost, FEMFAT, NCode, and FE-Safe.
  • Candidates should possess hands-on experience in crashworthiness, body and seat strength, durability, fatigue, NVH, brake analysis, and automotive interior trim simulations, along with knowledge of safety regulations including FMVSS, NCAP, and related standards.
  • Proficiency in model preparation, meshing, connections, result interpretation, physical test correlation, and design validation is essential.
  • Exposure to automotive product development processes, scripting skills (Python, TCL, Java, RRAD scripts), material modeling, and problem-solving capabilities are desirable.
  • Able to work effectively with design teams to develop solutions within defined deadlines and time constraints.

Other Requirements

  • Strong communication, customer interaction, task coordination, and the ability to provide practical engineering recommendations within project timelines are also required.
  • Ability to effectively communicate project progress, issues, and status updates to the team.
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HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion.