Simulation & Modeling Engineer

Project overview

For our client, we are looking for a Simulation & Modeling Engineer (m/f/d) to support the process starting immediately.

Responsibilities

• Building nonlinear finite element models of devices and surrounding anatomy, including contact and large deformations
• Modeling the time-dependent material behavior of thermoplastics and photopolymers (viscoelasticity, stress relaxation)
• Deriving material parameters from mechanical tests and calibrating models against measurement data (inverse parameter identification)
• Planning and conducting associated material tests, designing test fixtures
• Automating model setup and evaluation, enabling the assessment of many cases, not just individual ones
• Documenting assumptions, model limitations, and validation at a level suitable for technical documentation
• Collaborating with Clinical, Material Development, and external partners; preparing results for non-expert audiences

Requirements

Advantageous

• Several years of practical experience with nonlinear FEM (Abaqus or comparable), including contact and nonlinear material models
• Experience in validating simulations against experimental data
• Scripting for automation and evaluation (Python, MATLAB)
• Very good English, spoken and written
• Viscoelastic material characterization (relaxation tests, Prony series)
• Experience in Computational Engineering desirable
• Soft tissue biomechanics or dental applications
• Model building from 3D scan or image data
• Experience in the regulated medical device environment

Project details

• Project published: 10.11.2026
• Start: immediately
• Duration: 3 months
• Postal Code: DE 6XXXX
• Industry: Medical & laboratory technology
• Utilization: 5 days per week
• CA Number: CA-103789
• Start: ASAP
• Location: Darmstadt, HE, DE
• Languages: German, English