Senior FEA Engineer

Scope:

The Mechanical Engineer will serve primarily as the engineer focusing on FEA for new product development projects. The Engineer will provide high-level computational analysis support and critical review of designs at the project leader's or design engineer's request across the business functions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform advanced Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to support new product development initiatives, ensuring designs meet performance, safety, and reliability requirements.
• Provide highlevel computational analysis support to project leaders, design engineers, and crossfunctional stakeholders throughout all stages of design.
• Conduct critical reviews of mechanical designs, offering datadriven insights and recommendations to improve function, manufacturability, and cost effectiveness.
• Support manufacturing and operations teams by performing analysis on existing products, tooling, and assembly processes as needed.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams, contributing engineering insight during brainstorming sessions, concept development, and bluesky innovation discussions.
• Develop, validate, and maintain analytical models, ensuring accuracy and consistency in simulation results.
• Prepare clear, comprehensive engineering reports that document methodology, assumptions, findings, and recommendations.
• Stay current with advancements in engineering software, hardware, and simulation methodologies, proactively identifying opportunities to improve analysis precision and efficiency.
• Recommend and implement improvements to modeling workflows, tools, and best practices to enhance the speed and quality of deliverables.
• Ensure adherence to engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and internal quality procedures throughout all analysis-related work.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members on FEA methods, tools, and best practices (if applicable to level).
• Participate in design reviews and project meetings, serving as the subject matter expert for computational analysis and structural performance.
• Support testing and validation activities, correlating physical test results with simulation predictions to improve model accuracy.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Plastics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science or equivalent, with demonstrated engineering skills emphasizing computational simulation & modeling.
• Over 5 years of industrial experience utilizing engineering software including ANSYS (Mechanical, Autodyn, Fluent), SolidWorks, and other simulation tools for new product development and product enhancements. Knowledge of LS-DYNA is a plus.
• Experience in applying non-linear static structural, transient explicit dynamics methods, and Computational Fluid dynamics (CFD) on real-world problem-solving.
• Analyze FEA simulation data, providing conclusions and design recommendations in report format using Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (MS/Ph.D.) in Plastics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science or equivalent with emphasis on computational simulation.
• Materials experience in determining material properties and test methods for polymer materials.
• Experience with ANSYS Mechanical and Polymer Fem Mcalibration.
• Experience in applying non-linear static structural and transient explicit dynamics methods using polymer materials to real-world problem-solving.
• CFD Experience

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.