# Principal CAE (Computer-aided engineering) Engineer

**Company**: American Honda Motor Company
**Location**: Raymond, Ohio
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $101,100.00 - $126,300.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4744011

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## Description

We are seeking a qualified Principal CAE Engineer to join our team at American Honda Motor Company in Raymond, Ohio. The successful candidate will lead a project or team for CAE model and method creation, contributing to improved optimization, speed, and efficiency of our products and development processes.

**Job Purpose** As a Principal CAE Engineer in the Digital Development Innovation Department, you will be responsible for leading a project or team for CAE model and method creation. Your expertise will contribute to improved optimization, speed, and efficiency of our products and development processes.

**Key Accountabilities**

- Lead and provide technical guidance for teams or projects to develop and validate new CAE methods for specification setting and product verification.

- Develop and evaluate metrics for the quality of modeling and analysis.

- Assist in setting the plan for the technical direction of CAE methods development.

- Collaborate with principal test and principal design engineers to ensure CAE models achieve accuracy targets.

- Collaborate with other principal engineers to ensure CAE methods meet requirements for application to development projects.

- Create documentation for the registration of CAE Models as a verified tool for specification setting and product verification.

**Qualifications, Experience, and Skills**

- Minimum educational qualifications: Bachelor's level or higher degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related STEM field of study.

- Minimum work experience: At least 8 years of experience based on education.

- Software Experience:

- Pre-/Post-Processing: Experience using industry-standard pre-/post-processing tools for full-vehicle-level CAE model construction, visualization, and analysis (e.g., ANSA, META, HyperWorks, ModSim).

- Structural Simulation Solvers: Strong working knowledge of solvers relevant to the candidate's domain of expertise (e.g., OptiStruct, Nastran, Actran for NVH; LS-DYNA, Abaqus Explicit for Crash; Abaqus Standard, Nastran, OptiStruct for Strength/Durability).

- Expertise with programming language software such as Matlab, Python, and Excel VBA.

- Expertise with the creation of new CAE Models/Methods and performing verification and validation.

- Ability to present complex concepts as simple summaries.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

**Workstyle** This is an onsite job. One remote workday per week may be possible with prior departmental approval.

**Total Rewards**

- Competitive Base Salary ($101,100.00 - $126,300.00)

- Regional Bonus (when applicable)

- Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included)

- Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)

- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown

- Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

- 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution

- Relocation assistance (if eligible)

**Career Growth**

- Advancement Opportunities

- Career Mobility

- Education Reimbursement for Continued learning

- Training and Development Programs

**Additional Offerings**

- Lifestyle Account

- Childcare Reimbursement Account

- Elder Care Support

- Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment

- Wellbeing Program

- Community Service and Engagement Programs

- Product Programs

## Skills

### Required
- CAE
- Mechanical Engineering
- Matlab
- Python
- Excel VBA
- ANSA
- META
- HyperWorks
- ModSim
- OptiStruct
- Nastran
- Actran
- LS-DYNA
- Abaqus Explicit
- Abaqus Standard

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