How is the life as a FEA/CAE engine

• Jun 28, 2022

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Artisi

Mechanical

Jun 11, 2003

6,581

AU

Life is usually OK while ever you are breathing.

It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. (Sherlock Holmes - A Scandal in Bohemia.)

 

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• Jun 28, 2022

• #3

SWComposites

Aerospace

Nov 6, 2000

3,730

US

Depends on the pay.

 

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• Jun 28, 2022

• #4

GregLocock

Automotive

Apr 10, 2001

23,897

Orbiting a small yellow star

I'm glad I only ever have to do node pushing FEA very infrequently, but MultiBodyDynamics can be fun.

Cheers

Greg Locock


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• Jun 28, 2022

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CWB1

Mechanical

May 21, 2013

2,152

US

Good.

 

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• Jun 28, 2022

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IRstuff

Aerospace

Jun 3, 2002

44,911

US

Just bear in mind that it's more like a 5%/95% split, since FEA isn't always needed, and you're going to be spending more time just designing

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• Jun 29, 2022

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SnTMan

Mechanical

Jan 22, 2005

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Like any engineering job: It's a living... If you're careful

Regards

Mike

The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand

 

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• Jun 29, 2022

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CWB1

Mechanical

May 21, 2013

2,152

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since FEA isn't always needed, and you're going to be spending more time just designing

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Despite the simplification of lower-level analysis tools most companies still have dedicated analysts to do the heavy lifting. Some of those analysts even get away with refusing to do design updates and optimizations, every failure becomes a painful process involving a design engineer updating CAD, sharing files, and another round of analysis. The person who knows what needs done isnt the one doing.

 

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• Jun 30, 2022

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IRstuff

Aerospace

Jun 3, 2002

44,911

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Oh, I forgot, FEA/design is only part of everything; there's going to be meetings, documentation, reports, presentations, etc.

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• Jun 30, 2022

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TheTick

Mechanical

Mar 5, 2003

10,194

US

I worked as an ME supporting an analysis group of over 20 analysts. There were zero "FEA engineers". There were material scientists and thermodynamics experts and mechanical engineers with advanced degrees (mostly Ph. D.s, fewer MSs). They used FEA to solve and analyze problems.

 

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