FEA CONTRACT RATES IN UK
FEA CONTRACT RATES IN UK
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Can anyone tell me what would be a typical hourly rate to pay a consultant to perform FEA in the auotomotive industry?
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RE: FEA CONTRACT RATES IN UK
BUT given a choice going for the consultant with the lowest hourly rate can be a big mistake, in all probability they will take much longer to complete the task than a consultant charging more per hour. It's much safer to award fixed price contracts to consultants, payable only on SATISFACTORY completion. Be cautious, much like software vendors, consultants may promise the earth but be unable to deliver, ask for references, CV's or to view their previous work etc.....
RE: FEA CONTRACT RATES IN UK
I'm surprised there's much of a market in FEA consultancy, most people do it inhouse as it's the only way to get good quality and improved processes. After all, most of the real expense is getting the supporting test data and using it to validate the model. It's in the consultant's interest to do the acceptable bare minimum amount of correlation, whereas internally the Test group will be doing everything in their power to make sure that the FE guys use that expensive data properly (guess which side of the fence I've been on for most of my life).
Coupled with the problem that you need the answer NOW, and the consultant lacks the same sense of urgency, I wouldn't mind betting most external FEA projects leave a slightly bitter taste.
I agree, the productivity of a good FEA guy can easily be 4 times that of an average one, and the bad ones are just a black hole.
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Greg Locock
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RE: FEA CONTRACT RATES IN UK
Agreed, although I believe the consultancy divisions of some of the major FE software houses work on £70-£80/hour.
Greg
I have also been on both sides of the fence. The good guys who can be 4 times as productive could also be consultants. Some may even value their reputation and want to show that they can produce fast accurate and cost effective solutions, and not just do the bare minimum.
RE: FEA CONTRACT RATES IN UK
RE: FEA CONTRACT RATES IN UK
RE: FEA CONTRACT RATES IN UK