Position is based out of our office at 13400 Outer Drive West, Detroit, MI 48239. This hybrid role requires working from home and on-site at the Detroit office, so candidates must live within reasonable commuting distance of office. Note, the position requires 10% international and domestic travel annually.

Job Duties: Manage and coordinate failure analysis documentation in collaboration with cross-functional teams and global counterparts to accurately identify the root causes of early bench test failures for Class 8 Heavy-Duty Truck - non-driven front, conventional, and electric driven rear axles. Commission and certify heavy-duty class 8 truck fatigue test rigs, ensuring compliance with Daimler standards. Employ advanced signal processing techniques for accurate strain and load measurements and fatigue analysis. Design and develop structural durability test rigs replicating real-world road load-measured strain for Class 8 heavy-duty trucks, ensuring precise correlation between measured strain gauge data and NX Nastran simulation models. Conduct comprehensive statistical analysis and fatigue life estimations to validate the durability and reliability of Class 8 Heavy-Duty Truck - non-driven front, conventional, and electric driven rear axles using nCode software and Reliasoft Weibull++ under real-world loading conditions through global collaboration. Leverage expertise in front and rear axle suspension interfaces and subsystem-level knowledge to validate test rig setups. Ensure compliance with durability calculations by applying industry-standard fatigue life prediction methodologies, including rain flow counting, critical plane analysis, and multi-axial fatigue models. Utilize road load or MBS data to correlate with test rig results, predict damage progression, and optimize test rig configurations for accurate lifespan assessments of driveline, chassis, and structural components. Determine fatigue damage for Heavy-Duty Truck - non-driven front, conventional, and electric-driven rear axles by correlating test results with NX Nastran simulation models and nCode. Leverage advanced signal processing techniques to correlate road load signals from Class 8 heavy duty trucks with MBS model outputs, real-world testing data, and virtual simulations for test rig validation. Enhance strain measurement accuracy, fatigue life prediction, and structural performance optimization using DSP in durability testing. Lead and mentor support engineers and analysts, guiding them in the systematic process steps, following standard Detroit Axle Engineering processes and methods for CAE. Provide knowledge transfer of standard methods and processes of CAD assembly setups, advanced meshing techniques (FEM/FEA), and boundary conditions to ensure simulation accuracy and quality. Manage test rig commissioning, test rig design, and CAE correlation studies, ensuring adherence to timelines, milestones, technical specifications, and Daimler truck durability standards. Identify and assess potential risks, delays, or technical issues, communicating them to middle management and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions and mitigate project disruptions. Drive innovative design solutions by collaborating with Product Design, Validation Engineering to enhance the structural integrity and durability of Heavy-Duty Truck -- nondriven front, conventional, and electric-driven rear axles. Collaborate with international FEA and durability testing teams to streamline the simulation and testing processes and ensure the timely delivery of results. Support validation and design decisions with accurate simulation data, strain gauge instrumentation, and real-world road load correlation. Foster cross-team collaboration to enhance project efficiency and effectiveness in commercial vehicle durability assessment.

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Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, plus 2 years of relevant experience i

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