Battery Thermal Modeling Engineer

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase plan

Relocation assistance

Educational reimbursement

Comprehensive medical and dental

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA, seeks a Thermal/CFD engineer to advance battery system modeling across cell, pack, and BMS sub-systems. You will translate electrical power maps into thermal outputs, develop multi-physics models, and provide design guidance in fast-charging scenarios.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams will drive thermal performance. Proficiency in AEDT IcePak and Python is required. The role emphasizes innovation in thermal design and cross-disciplinary integration, with

Qualifications

• Experience in thermal/CFD engineering simulations.
• Experience with Ansys Electronics Desktop (AEDT) - IcePak.
• Experience coding in Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop state-of-the-art Thermal, CFD, and multi-physics FE models of cell, pack, and BMS sub-systems.
• Provide design and trade-off guidance to PD teams through early-stage simulations (fast charging, high power).
• Generate models to convert power maps into thermal outputs.
• Perform advanced ThermalCAE simulations to evaluate boundary conditions at cell, pack, and system levels.
• Use best-in-class tools and solvers to generate simulation models and results.
• Work with test and reliability labs to gather data for results validation.
• Collaborate with system teams to develop sub-models for assembly-level simulations.
• Develop optimized workflows and reusable templates for thermal simulations.
• Work with CAE vendors to improve functionality for CAE needs.
• Explore AI/ML in physics-based simulations and surrogate modeling.
• Contribute to simulation-driven design workflows.

Skills

Thermal/CFD engineering simulations

Python programming

AI/ML in simulations

Education

PhD preferred

Tools

AEDT IcePak

NX

Comsol

Cadence/Allegro

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA, seeks a Thermal/CFD engineer to advance battery system modeling across cell, pack, and BMS sub-systems. You will translate electrical power maps into thermal outputs, develop multi-physics models, and provide design guidance in fast-charging scenarios.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams will drive thermal performance. Proficiency in AEDT IcePak and Python is required. The role emphasizes innovation in thermal design and cross-disciplinary integration, with