Sr Structural Engineer Battery System (f/m/x)

Job Description - Sr Structural Engineer Battery System (f/m/x) )

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• Serve as subject matter expert for structural engineering including simulation method development for Pentatonic thermoplastic battery enclosure products.
• Act as the technical authority linking material behavior, system‑level digital simulations, and real‑world physical performance.
• Develop and maintain a roadmap of virtual validation tools and methods to support all battery system functional requirements, including evaluation and/or use new digital tools.
• Adapt simulation methods based on the required level of detail, applying simplification techniques where appropriate to ensure efficient and robust analyses.
• Define, develop, and support material card development methodologies.
• Ensure robust correlation of virtual simulation results with physical test data.
• Identify opportunities for, and support the implementation of, AI and machine learning tools within the innovation department.
• Ensure project teams define robust simulation plans with the appropriate , assumptions, boundary conditions.
• Support customer projects with expert know‑how, providing technical direction and engineering recommendations.
• Present Kautex competencies to customers at an expert level, discussing and constructively challenging requirements when appropriate.
• Advanced Degree (Masters/PhD) in Engineering (mechanical, technical, automotive or plastics).
• Min. 5 years of Simulation experience in structural, composite plasstics process simulation preferable in automotive product development. Thermal analysis knowledge is a plus
• Min. 3 years of working in an international company or abroad assignment.
• Nonlinear structural mechanics and Material knowledge of Thermoplastic Polymers, Glass Fiber reinforced composites and Metals.
• Knowledge of battery cell or battery system structural simulation methods
• Knowledge of Automotive simulation standards
• Compression molding and/or Injection molding process knowledge
• Detailed knowledge of Finite Element Method
• Expert level in LS Dyna and Hyperworks; Other FEM solvers Optistruct, Ansys, Abaqus and FEMFAT is a plus.
• Experience with Process simulation softwares Moldflow / Moldex3D / Digimat
• Willingness to travel (International)
• MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Project, Outlook, Teams)