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

North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyFull-time

Job details

Company

Textron

Location

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Senior

Primary category

Other

Job description

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)