HV Battery Thermal CAE Engineer - Hybrid/Onsite

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Parental leave

Vehicle discount

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking an Electrified Propulsion Engineer to perform 1D and 3D thermal/CFD analyses on high voltage battery packs, supporting EV and hybrid vehicle programs. You will post-process results, correlate CAE models with lab data, and guide design decisions to meet development milestones.

This role requires 2+ years in thermal analysis and expert knowledge of heat transfer theory, with StarCCM+, Ansa, and Hypermesh experience.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience with CAE software tools for heat transfer analysis, such as StarCCM+ and CAE model building tools such as Ansa and Hypermesh.

Responsibilities

• Perform 1D and 3D thermal/CFD 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.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Heat transfer theory

Scripting languages

CA E thermal analysis methods

CAD cleanup for CAE

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree

M.S degree preferred

Tools

StarCCM+

Ansa

Hypermesh

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking an Electrified Propulsion Engineer to perform 1D and 3D thermal/CFD analyses on high voltage battery packs, supporting EV and hybrid vehicle programs. You will post-process results, correlate CAE models with lab data, and guide design decisions to meet development milestones.

This role requires 2+ years in thermal analysis and expert knowledge of heat transfer theory, with StarCCM+, Ansa, and Hypermesh experience.