Senior Structures Engineer - Vancouver

Reporting to Mechanical Engineering Team Leader

Position Summary:

  • An automotive experienced structures engineer responsible for system analysis and delivery of sub-systems within the mechanical team.
  • Complete FE analysis responsibility at the component and system level including stress/strain, modal behavior and correlation of vibration time histories to the model.
  • Mentor to the mechanical team by drawing on automotive industry experience and best practice in component and sub-system design.
  • Proactive, enthusiastic personality that must take full ownership of delivery to requirements and all issues related to that delivery.Essential

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Analysis responsibility to include the following:
        - Component and system stress/strain including mounting systems, shaft couplings, drivetrain parts and chassis frame rails.
        - Modal/frequency simulation including iteration to meet stiffness targets.
        - Correlation of experimental time-history vibration data to model.
        - Specification of vibration damping systems to manage component response within acceptable limits.
        - Creation of time-history profiles for shaker testing from PSD data.
        - Establishment of load case standards for Azure ’s specific design and product requirements.
        - Thermal modeling experience preferred.
  • Design and engineering responsibility for Hybrid vehicle to include one or more of the following:
        - Sub-system mounting in vehicle. o Steering and braking assist systems.
        - Application of gearboxes and automatic transmissions.
        - Shafts & couplings for torque transmission.
        - Thermal & fluid systems for cooling and heating.
  • Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
        - Requirements capture including cross-functional needs
        - DFMEA facilitation, creation and update
        - Design for manufacture reviews
        - Supplier management
  • Represent sub-systems in engineering and management reviews (report progress against key activities, identify risks/shortfalls and recommend resolutions)
  • Set best practices for component and system design utilizing industry standard tools and techniques.
  • Hands on approach required to support other engineers’ key tasks in times of peak workload.

Education/Certification:

Educated to degree level in a relevant Engineering subject with preferred post-graduate studies and/or research in the area of structural simulation and vibration. The candidate should be able to demonstrate the following experience.

Essential

  •  Well versed in standard automotive product development tools and techniques.
  •  A minimum of five years of FEA simulation experience in the automotive design arena with examples of correlating analysis with real world data.
  • Proven history of delivery of vehicle systems from concept to launch (preferably in a powertrain environment) to include the specification of systems and components.
  • Detailed knowledge of and experience in the derivation and application of GD&T, significant and critical characteristics to component drawings.
  • Detailed experience in the use and correct application of the following tools and techniques:
        - DFMEA
        - DFM/DFA (Design for Manufacture & Assembly)
        - Design for Service
        - FE analysis for stress/strain/fatigue and/or thermal
        - DVP

Preferred

  •  HEV/EV design and development experience/knowledge of main components.
  •  Experience in VA/VE or other cost management tools.

If you would like to apply for this position, please forward your cover letter and resume.

By Mail:
Human Resources
3900 North Fraser Way
Burnaby, B.C. V5J 5H6

By Email:
hr@azuredynamics.com with a subject of "Senior Structures Engineer" or simply click here

By Fax:
604 419-6392

We appreciate all interest in our organization; however we will contact only those individuals with appropriate qualifications and experience.