Senior CAE Specialist

About Whirlpool Corporation   Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool , KitchenAid , JennAir, Maytag , Amana, Brastemp , Consul , and InSinkErator . In 2024, the company reported approximately $17 billion in annual sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas - 44,000 employees, and 40 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com .  About GTEC Transforming Vision into Reality: The Global Technology & Engineering Centre. Where India’s world-class talent architects the next generation of home innovation. The team you will be a part of 
 The Engineering team discovers, develops and evaluates new product ideas, enhancements, or strategic product extensions, and translates research discoveries into usable and marketable products. Leads, plans and tracks all phases of the product life cycle, from inception to introduction into the marketplace. Coordinates with various functions to ensure successful product development and implementation. This role in summary 
 The position is responsible for supporting and executing  design and development of component/ module /subsystem in partnership with sub-system engineers by improving the Structural characteristics of Products/Projects  through Ansys (Classic / Workbench) Simulations. Builds on organizational/process knowledge, understands business needs. Solves complex problems, trade-offs & prioritizes design decisions. Your responsibilities will include 
 Can convert physical / field problem into Simulation problem (BC definition) independently Perform the Structural simulations, analyze the results, prepare proper report with appropriate conclusions and suggestions to improve the product performance Lead cross functional projects and coordinate with Internal and external stakeholders. Document architectural trade offs and learnings. Interpret lab reports to drive the Simulation design decisions. Support in generating and recommending the developed engineering concepts and effectively communicate to different stakeholders during Project/ Design Reviews as part of the product development process. Responsible for converting Consumer Requirements into Engineering Requirements. Drive the usage of DFMEA, Tolerance stack up analysis and apply DFx (DFA, DFM, DFR, DFS, DFSS) methodologies during product design and development. Drive / Support material selection based on functional requirements. Support the for product/ subsystem specific test plans as per standards to get the design changes approved. Utilize the PLM (Windchill) system for design release, documentation control and workflow. Analyze SIR and BOM data to calculate the feasibility of design concepts and solutions. Responsible for technical mentoring & coaching. Minimum requirements 
 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS : M.E/M.Tech in Mechanical/Automobile/Aerospace Engineering.

6-10 years    Technical Expertise:  Expert in Ansys- Classic (APDL) , Structural Linear & nonlinear analysis, Harmonics analysis,  Fatigue and Creep analysis Hypermesh - 2D shell meshing and 3D solid meshing   Required Technical Experience: Finite element modeling and analysis using ANSYS APDL. Candidates should have hands- on experience with various analysis types such as linear statics, nonlinear statics (contact, material and large deformation) , dynamics (normal modes and cyclic modal) Should have very good knowledge in FEM theory and numerical methods Should have experience in providing design suggestions based on FEA analysis Experience in interpreting and understanding FEA results, post- processing and preparing comprehensive analysis reports