Senior R&D Engineer – OEM-QA LS-DYNA (m/f/d) – HYBRID

Summary / Role Purpose

The Senior R&D Engineer (m/f/d) is responsible for the development of software products and supporting systems, in particular for developing the LS-DYNA solver. The Senior R&D Engineer will use advanced technical and problem-solving skills to help the team tackle complex issues, satisfy customer requirements, and accomplish development objectives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Participates in planning, architecture, and research
• Performs complex development activities that may require extensive analysis in areas including user experience, software design and solver research
  • Evaluate the performance of the latest software version against very complex finite element models in collaboration with the automotive OEMs and their supporting teams
  • Supports with the diagnostic of numerical differences between versions, understands impact of formulation and numerical methods changes
• Develops and employs best practices for coding concerning computational efficiency and helps to maintain them through technical reviews and mentoring
• Performs complex bug verification, release testing and beta support for assigned products
• Researches problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutions
• Plans, researches, and understands the marketing requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues. Works with strategic customers or proxies to assess needs and develop solutions
• Works independently with minimal supervision and may take on some planning and mentoring responsibilities
• Act as a technical subject matter expert in a specific area
• May be responsible for managing interns or co-ops but typically does not have direct reports

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5 years’ experience in LS-DYNA, MS with 3 years’ experience in LS-DYNA, or PhD with 1 year experience in LS-DYNA
• Commercial experience with software design and development methodologies
• Good knowledge of:
  • General finite element theory and continuum mechanics
  • Numerical analysis with emphasis on nonlinear algorithms
• Experience in software development in C/C++ or Fortran for computational mechanics or other physics simulation applications
• Passion for crafting robust and efficient code
• Ability to work collaboratively in a geographically distributed team combined with the necessary capability to overcome obstacles and to complete assignments independently
• Fluent in writing and speaking German and English

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Good knowledge of:
  • Parallel algorithms for distributed memory computers
  • Explicit and implicit time integration schemes
  • Any of the following areas: element technology, material mechanics, or contact algorithms
• Experience in:
  • Crafting robust and efficient code in a complex software environment.
  • Delivering high-quality products in a large-scale commercial software development environment
• Ability to:
  • Understand customer requirements and tools used in this domain
  • Communicate and interact well with multiple stakeholders (e. g. colleagues, customers, etc.)