Ford Motor Company

High Voltage Battery Thermal CAE Engineer

Ford Motor Company$65K — $166K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, M.S. preferred
  • Minimum 2 years experience in thermal analysis and CFD techniques
  • At least 2 years experience supporting product development with thermal analysis
  • Expertise in heat transfer theory and CAE thermal analysis
  • Experience with physical thermal testing and data processing preferred
  • Proficiency in CAE software tools for heat transfer analysis such as StarCCM+
  • Experience in CAD geometry cleanup, model building, and meshing, with scripting knowledge preferred
  • Familiarity with HV battery pack design and manufacturing preferred

Responsibilities

  • Conduct 1D and 3D thermal/CFD simulations of high voltage battery packs
  • Report thermal simulation results to product development teams
  • Analyze vehicle and lab thermal test data for CAE model correlation
  • Set loading and boundary conditions for thermal models based on testing
  • Collaborate with testing engineers on thermal testing specifications
  • Lead CAE-testing interactions to support test reductions
  • Utilize CAE tools to assist testing teams and facilitate virtual test signoff

Benefits

  • Hybrid working model with onsite requirements
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Access to advanced engineering tools and software
  • Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
  • Impactful work in a leading automotive company
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
• Perform 1D and 3D thermal/CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) analysis simulations on system, subsystem and component level high voltage battery packs using commercial CAE/CFD software to meet battery unit and vehicle development timing.
• Post process and report thermal simulation results to product development teams to guide battery design in support of product development milestones.
• Analyze and process vehicle and lab thermal test data from battery physical thermal testing and apply it to correlate CAE models.
• Determine loading and boundary conditions for thermal CAE/CFD models based on vehicle and lab physical testing conditions.
• Work with testing and battery D&R engineers to specify thermal testing and instrumentation of HV battery packs for CAE correlation and physical test reduction.
• Lead CAE-testing interactions and apply CAE thermal tools to support testing teams, test reduction efforts and virtual test signoff.

Qualifications

You'll have...
  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree.
    M.S degree preferred.
  • 2+ years minimum experience in thermal analysis 1D and 3D thermal / CFD simulation techniques.
  • 2 years minimum working experience in thermal analysis supporting product development.
  • Expert knowledge of heat transfer theory and CAE thermal analysis simulation methods.
  • Physical thermal testing experience preferred, including thermal test data processing.
  • Working knowledge of Computed Aided Engineering (CAE) software tools for heat transfer analysis, such as StarCCM+ and CAE model building software tools such as Ansa and Hypermesh.
  • Working experience in CAD geometry cleanup for CAE, simulation model building and meshing, CAE model setup, model running and post-processing. Knowledge of scripting languages preferred.
  • Working knowledge or experience of HV battery pack design and manufacturing process preferred.


You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

This position is a salary grade 5 to salary grade 8 and ranges from $65,100-$166,200.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

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