Modeling & Simulation Engineer - FEA & CFD at Andersen in Bayport, MN

ANDERSEN CORPORATION SUMMARY:

We're focused on bringing more light into people's lives by helping them create healthier, happier spaces to build memories and do what they love. This applies to our team, too. By celebrating our differences and embracing a positive work-life balance, we are recognized as a Yellow Ribbon company, one of Forbes Magazine's 2021 "America's Best Large Employers" and a "Best Employer for Diversity." As a 2021 Energy Star Partner of the Year, Andersen is also committed to environmental health and sustainability. No matter your role, you'll have the opportunity to make a difference.

Focus/Objective:

The Modeling and Simulation Engineer position will provide critical insight to Andersen's engineering teams about how products and materials behave under a variety of applications including multi-body deformation, time-temperature dependent deformations, non-Newtonian fluid dynamics, fluid to solid heat transfer, and fatigue to failure.

Based within Andersen Corporation's Research, Development, and Innovation organization, the primary responsibilities of this position will be to provide advanced simulation services including Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (NLFEA, FEA, FEM, CAE) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to a variety of teams within the organization. This position will also interface with a team of experimentalists on topics of material characterization and experimental validation of simulation.

Job Responsibilities:

Collaborate with engineers on boundary conditions, material properties, and CAD geometry for setup of simulations.
Adjust and debug meshing parameters, boundary conditions, and solver settings to balance accuracy with convergence time.
Perform FEA analysis to understand critical product and process performance during the development process.
Collaborate with engineers and technicians on model validation using an appropriate real-world experiment.
Lead technical discussions regarding simulation results and brainstorm future work.
Document simulation results and provide engineering recommendations to internal engineering teams via presentations and written reports.
Develop and improve existing simulation techniques with purchase of external software, new code or user subroutines, and automation of virtual workflow.
Stay up to date with simulation software and tools including Ansys platforms, DDS Systems platforms, CalculiX, and OpenFoam.
Travel as needed within the USA (5-10%).

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics or Mathematics with emphasis on applied mechanics.
2+ years of professional work experience.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to write and debug code and/or user subroutine (E.g. C, C++, Fortran, Visual Basic).
Proficiency with Microsoft products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
Some experience with FEA.

Preferred Qualifications

Some experience with CFD or willingness to learn.
AutoCAD or other CAD software experience.
Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
Experience using FEA/CFD codes: Ansys Fluent/Polyflow, Abaqus CAE, OpenFOAM, CalculiX or similar software.
Knowledge of fatigue analysis, viscoelasticity, hyper elasticity, and general engineering mechanics.

CULTURE AND BENEFITS: "Be Orange. Be You" is how we express our belief that by embracing our differences and empowering you, we'll be a stronger team able to accomplish what otherwise wouldn't be possible. This Orange spirit has helped us become the #1 innovative window and door brand* and the one homeowners love the most.** It's also why we're committed to supporting you to approach each day with a bright outlook. Benefits include, and are not limited to:

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Health Savings Account contributions
Paid holidays plus PTO
401(k) plan & contributions
Professional development and tuition reimbursement opportunities
Charity contributions
Nationwide career opportunities

We look forward to seeing how your unique skills, background and experiences will inspire our team and help us continue to be the leader we are today. * 2020 Andersen brand surveys of U.S. contractors, builders & architects ** 2020 Andersen Brand Survey of U.S. homeowners In 2024, Andersen has set a profit-sharing target of $4,000 per eligible employee, prorated as appropriate. Profit sharing will be paid out in quarterly installments to provide eligible employees with payments throughout the year, with payment amounts tied to quarterly operating profit performance. Andersen is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, disability, marital status, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Andersen Corporation will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable federal, state and local laws. Posting City: Bayport, MN