John Anderson

Experience

• 

  Kenworth Truck Co.

  Aug 1992 - Mar 1999

  Senior Design Engineer

  Design Engineer responsible for:- Rear suspension and brake design- Air intake and exhaust design- Battery and tool boxes, fuel tanks, chassis fairings design

• 

  DAF Trucks NV

  Mar 1999 - Mar 2002

  Research Engineer, Structures

  - FEA-based prediction of ride and vibration in full vehicles- FEA-based stress and fatigue analysis- Simulation method development/automation

• 

  Kenworth Truck Co. (PACCAR)

  May 2002 - Aug 2014

  Senior Project Engineer, Structural Dynamics/NVH

  - Establish vehicle, system, and component level targets for new design- Perform FEA based optimization and validation of vehicle and component performance (ride comfort, vibration, stress, fatigue, mobility, etc.)- Perform vibration, noise and modal testing- Create and Validate Component and full vehicle FEA models- Plan and monitor analysis and testing at the PACCAR Technical Center and at suppliers- Assist Engineers in design, planning, and in performing their own FEA- Develop and adapt of simulation and test methods to anticipate future needs- Member of PACCAR Expertise Groups in Vehicle Dynamics, Noise, and Structural Analysis and Fatigue Show less

• 

  Altair Engineering Sweden

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2016

  NVH Technical Specialist

  Member of Product Design group, doing project work for automotive OEMs using Altair's NVH Director. On-site with Volvo Cars Powertrain NVH CAE group since September, 2014.

• 

  PACCAR Technical Center

  Sept 2016 - now

  Vehicle Dynamics and NVH Engineer

  Conduct ride comfort and NVH simulation and testing to support the development and trouble-shooting of heavy duty trucks.