Validation Engineer

We are looking for a highly motivated and technically proficient FEA Engineer to join our engineering team, specializing in design, simulation, validation, and certification of operator cabins for tractor and off-highway vehicle applications. This role is pivotal in ensuring operator safety, structural robustness, and compliance with international safety standards, directly influencing the reliability and market readiness of our products.

As an Expert in Structural FEA Simulations, you will support machine platforms structures from concept through virtual validation. You will apply advanced Finite Element Analysis (FEA) techniques using ANSYS to simulate real-world scenarios, optimize structural performance, and reduce development cycles through virtual validation. Your work will be instrumental in achieving global homologation and regulatory compliance.

This is a cross-functional supporting role requiring close collaboration with product design, manufacturing, testing, and compliance teams. This role demands a holistic engineering mindset, combining theoretical knowledge with practical experience in physical testing, data correlation, and design optimization. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including design, manufacturing, testing, compliance, and product management to ensure that machine platform structures meet the highest standards of product reliability, and cost-effectiveness. 

Your Impact 

• Conducted FEA simulations using ANSYS Workbench for tractor, harvester, and off-road vehicle platforms, supporting design evaluation, structural analysis, and product validation.
• Developed and refined FEA models, including meshing, material property definition, boundary conditions, load application, and advanced modelling techniques such as contact analysis, large deformation, and material plasticity.
• Validated simulation results by correlating FEA outcomes with physical test data, improving model accuracy and confidence in simulation-driven design decisions.
• Generated comprehensive engineering reports detailing simulation methodologies, assumptions, boundary conditions, results, and compliance assessments.
• Collaborated with cross-functional engineering teams on simulation best practices, validation procedures, and test instrumentation, utilizing strain gauges, load cells, displacement sensors, and data acquisition systems.

Your Experience and Qualifications 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, or equivalent.
• 6+years of experience in structural engineering with a strong focus Structural analysis for tractors
• Hands on ANSYS FEA tools
• Proven experience with correlation of FEA results to physical test data, including root-cause analysis and model refinement.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD software (Creo & Windchill).Good communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with diverse stakeholders. 

Your Benefits 

• GLOBAL DIVERSITY – Diversity means many things to us, different brands, cultures, nationalities, genders, generations – even variety in our roles. You make us unique! 

• ENTERPRISING SPIRIT- Every role adds value. We're committed to helping you develop and grow to realize your potential. 

• POSITIVE IMPACT – Make it personal and help us feed the world. 

• INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES - You can combine your love for technology with manufacturing excellence – and work alongside teams of people worldwide who share your enthusiasm. 

• MAKE THE MOST OF YOU – Benefits include health care and wellness plans and flexible and virtual work options. 

Your Workplace  

We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures and perspectives. 

Join us as we bring agriculture into the future and apply now! 

Please note that this job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all required activities, duties, responsibilities, or benefits and may change at any time with or without notice. 

AGCO is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.