Ford Racing Battery Modeling Engineer

Ford; Allen Park (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Racing is seeking a fuels-competent battery modeling engineer to advance electrochemical and thermal models for high-performance Li-Ion packs. You will work with MATLAB, COMSOL, GT-Suite, and Simulink to predict real-world performance during racing conditions.

The role requires collaboration with alloy and array teams, travel, and handling design parameters for improved efficiency and reliability across Ford racing platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related field.
• 2+ years of direct experience modeling Li-Ion battery cells.
• Competency in engineering software (e.g., COMSOL, GT-Suite, Python, MATLAB Simulink).
• Working knowledge of battery cell test methods, chemistry, and key design parameters.

Responsibilities

• Build and refine electrochemical models using MATLAB and COMSOL to guide decisions on cell chemistry and format direction.
• Build and refine thermal and equivalent circuit models using GT-Suite and Simulink to predict performance under track conditions.
• Collaborate with array design engineers to optimize cell integration and cooling methods for system efficiency.
• Provide technical expertise to a global team spanning Ford Racing production and motorsport vehicles.

Skills

Battery modeling

Electrochemical modeling

Thermal modeling

GT-Suite

Python

MATLAB

Simulink

COMSOL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related

Master’s / Ph. D in a related field

Tools

GT-Suite

COMSOL

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Racing is where our story began.

In 1901, Henry Ford climbed into a car he built himself 'Sweepstakes' and beat America's most famous driver. He wasn't a racer, but he had to win. He did. Ford Motor Company was born from that victory.

That fighting spirit lives on in Ford Racing today. We're the engineers, strategists, and competitors who bring Ford's track-tested edge into every vehicle we build. Every track, every stage, every proving ground that's where we prove ourselves.

The result: one of the world's most iconic brands, legendary nameplates, and a team unmatched in the industry.

Our mantra: Race to win, engineer to lead.

If you're a competitor, innovator, or performance obsessive, Ford Racing is where you belong. Help us write the next chapter.

In this position...

You’ll work at the intersection of battery chemistry, data, and competition turning test results into physics-based models that translate into faster lap times. If you love seeing your work make a measurable impact, this is where that happens.

You’ll be part of a small, high-performing motorsports team where ownership is high, ideas are tested fast, and continuous improvement is the mission.

You’ll apply your modeling expertise to Ford Racing's current battery systems, then set the direction for future methods and battery designs.

What you’ll do...

• Build and refine electrochemical models using tools like MATLAB and COMSOL to drive future development and guide decisions on cell chemistry and format direction.
• Build and refine thermal and equivalent circuit models using tools like GT-Suite and Simulink to predict how battery cells will perform under real track conditions.
• Work with array design engineers to shape how cells integrate into the battery array, informing cooling methods and heat rejection designs for optimum system efficiency.
• Provide technical expertise to a global team of internal and external stakeholders spanning Ford Racing production and motorsport vehicles.
• Guide testing strategies to ensure data needed for models are generated effieciently. Define requirements for battery management systems as they relate to cell state estimation, life, and operational efficiency.

You’ll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field: Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a relevant field
• 2+ years of direct experience modeling Li-Ion battery cells
• Competency in relevant engineering software (e.g., COMSOL, GT-Suite, Python, MATLAB Simulink)
• Working knowledge of battery cell test methods, chemistry, and key design parameters
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, as required
• Sponsorship is NOT available for this position.

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s / Ph. D in a related field: Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a relevant field
• Experience with 3D heterogeneous chemistry modeling
• Hands-on experience producing lab-scale Li-Ion battery cells
• High Voltage Safety Training
• Competitive spirit and interest in professional motorsports

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 5 and ranges from $65,100-$109,300., This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500., This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$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.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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