CAE Specialist, Structural Simulation

3 months ago


Billund, Denmark The LEGO Group Full time

Job Description

Are you passionate about driving innovation in simulation capabilities and CAE infrastructure for processing equipment?

Bring your expertise in computer-aided engineering (CAE), your complex problem-solving skills, and your collaborative approach to partner management to our CAE team. Join us in shaping the future of LEGO® by optimizing and developing the processes that bring our iconic bricks to life

Core Responsibilities

As CAE Specialist your main responsibility is to perform structural simulations in support of the operational towards internal processing equipment, such as current and future flex equipment to novelties and simulation of element shaker plates and more.

You take part in proactively developing new simulation capabilities to support value creating in the processing of elements such as pad printing. As a strong technical engineer, you will drive and coordinate activities to maintain, operationalize and develop key CAE & Processing infrastructure and capabilities in close collaboration with the team. Furthermore, you will:

  • Collaborate with the CAE Operations & Processing Team: Support development activities and contribute to the overall success of the team.
  • Support Complex Troubleshooting: Assist colleagues and partners in resolving technical challenges related to processing equipment.
  • Perform Structural Simulations: Conduct simulations to enhance the development and performance of processing equipment.
  • Provide Guidance: Offer insights and advice to engineers based on the analysis of CAE simulation results.
  • Ensure Quality and Consistency: Align with internal customers to maintain high standards and value in CAE services.
  • Improve CAE Tools: Contribute to the ongoing validation and enhancement of simulation tools and methods.
  • Lead and Innovate: Act as a technical leader and advocate for continuous improvement within the CAE department.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The CAE department provides simulation support to the engineering development within the LEGO Group. This includes analysis of injection moulding processes as well as analysis of the mechanical robustness and functions of both moulds and bricks. We apply agile ways of working with a strategic focus through Objectives & Key Results. It is our daily ambition to support the design of robust and efficient solutions in a cost-efficient manner based on digital prototypes.

You will join the CAE Structural Simulation team working closely together with the other subteam CAE Operations (OPS). Your team is based in Billund and consists of 8 dedicated and highly skilled colleagues with a diverse set of backgrounds in terms of gender, nationality, age groups, etc.

No relocation assistance is offered for this position.

Do you have what it takes?

The ideal candidate comes with 5+ years of experience from a role as CAE Simulation Engineer, Structural Engineer, FEM Engineer, FEA Engineer or similar. You have minimum long academic educational background within Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, but most essentially bring strong experience with structural FEA analysis capabilities including knowledge about non-linear material behavior, geometric contact and large displacements. In addition, you have:

  • Preferably solid experience working with LS-DYNA or similar simulation tools – Otherwise, showing a strong learning demeanor, lots of drive and eagerness for personal improvement.
  • Solid programming skills.
  • Broad solid understanding of FEM, FEA & CAE.
  • Ability to evaluate simulation results from underlying physics.
  • Confirmed results from previous positions as being successful technical leader, specialist and role model.
  • Strong communication and Collaborator Management capabilities.
  • Proficiency in English both verbal and written.
  • As an advantage, a sound understanding of tools like ANSYS, HyperWorks/Altair, Abaqus, ANSA/BETA, and MSC Nastran will be considered.

As a person, you are a structured, curious and open-minded great teammate with “can-do” mentality that can take the hard discussions to achieve continuous improvement and outstanding results.

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Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.



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