R&D Textile Composite Modeling Engineer

What You'll Do

• Design and implement multiscale material models for textile composites, including woven, braided, NCF, and 3D woven architectures within the DIGIMAT simulation platform.
• Develop virtual manufacturing workflows that capture the influence of manufacturing processes (draping, infusion, RTM, compression molding, and curing) on composite material performance.
• Build and validate homogenization methods and continuum mechanics models covering damage and failure behavior for a range of composite material systems.
• Create and maintain automated workflows for textile composite model generation, characterisation, and correlation against experimental data.
• Contribute to and lead R&D projects spanning the full lifecycle from concept and algorithm development through to industrial deployment and customer validation.
• Collaborate with materials scientists, manufacturing engineers, and software developers to integrate new simulation capabilities into production-quality software releases.
• Engage with industrial partners and customers to understand application requirements, present technical findings, and gather validation feedback.
• Apply software engineering best practices - including version control (Git/SVN), containerisation (Docker), testing, and CI/CD pipelines - to maintain code quality and release reliability.
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, including AI/ML-assisted simulation acceleration, to continuously advance the state of the art within the DIGIMAT roadmap.
• Job Qualifications: PhD in Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related discipline - or equivalent demonstrated research and industry experience. 5–8 years of post-doctoral or industrial R&D experience in composite materials modeling, with direct expertise in textile composites and multiscale simulation methods.
• Advanced knowledge of composite material modeling and simulation, including homogenization, continuum mechanics, and damage and failure modeling.
• Strong understanding of textile composite architectures (woven, braided, NCF, 3D woven) and their relationship to manufacturing processes and structural performance.
• Proficiency in at least one of C++, C#, or Python, with experience developing and validating simulation software in a research or commercial environment.
• Familiarity with finite element platforms such as Abaqus, Marc, LS-DYNA, Nastran, or similar tools.
• Experience working with software development practices including Git or SVN, Docker, automated testing, and CI/CD workflows.
• Strong scientific communication skills, with the ability to present technical findings clearly to both research colleagues and industrial customers.
• Additional Skills/Preferences: Hands-on experience with textile preform generation and characterisation tools such as WiseTex, TexGen, DFCA, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of virtual manufacturing and process simulation tools including PAM-RTM, or equivalent resin flow and cure simulation software.
• Exposure to AI/ML techniques applied to materials modeling or simulation acceleration.
• Experience developing Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) workflows connecting process, microstructure, and performance.
• Contributions to peer-reviewed publications or conference papers in the field of composite materials or computational mechanics.
• Additional Information: Team: This role sits within the DIGIMAT R&D group, a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists focused on advancing simulation capabilities for heterogeneous materials and manufacturing processes.
• Key stakeholders: Internal R&D colleagues, product management, and software engineering teams; external industrial partners and DIGIMAT end-users across automotive, aerospace, defense, energy, and industrial sectors.
• Tools & systems: DIGIMAT platform, finite element solvers (Abaqus, Marc, LS-DYNA, Nastran), textile modeling tools (WiseTex, TexGen), version control (Git/SVN), Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and standard scientific computing environments (Python, C++, C#).
• Check what we can offer you: Competitive salary 26 days holiday per year Group Pension Plan Hospitalisation Insurance Homeworking Allowances Lunch vouchers 5 days paid time to volunteer to give back to our communities Employee Stock Purchase Plan The opportunity to work for a Great Place to Work© & Fortune 100 organization Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization.
• We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
• Travel: <10% travel, primarily to industry conferences and customer sites within Europe.
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• Help us solve what others can’t.