HV Battery Thermal CAE Engineer — Hybrid (Onsite 4+ Days)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical, dental, vision & Rx

Family care days & parental leave

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off for community service

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Ford Global Electrified Propulsion Engineering Team is pursuing simple, thoughtful, enjoyable battery experiences and collaborates with global suppliers to improve efficiency in battery architecture for Ford’s EVs and related experiences.

This role conducts 1D/3D thermal/CFD analyses on high-voltage battery packs, reports results to product teams, correlates CAE with test data, and leads CAE testing to support testing and signoff.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree; M.S., degree is 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 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.

Responsibilities

• Perform 1D and 3D thermal/CFD analysis simulations on HV battery packs to meet development timing.
• Post process and report thermal results to guide battery design and milestones.
• Analyze vehicle and lab thermal test data and correlate CAE models.
• Determine loading/boundary conditions for thermal CAE/CFD models.
• Lead CAE-testing interactions and apply thermal tools to support testing and signoff.

Skills

Thermal analysis

CFD simulations

Heat transfer theory

CAE tools

CAD cleanup

Meshing

Scripting (preferred)

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree

M.S. degree preferred

Tools

StarCCM+

Ansa

Hypermesh

Job description

The Ford Global Electrified Propulsion Engineering Team is pursuing simple, thoughtful, enjoyable battery experiences and collaborates with global suppliers to improve efficiency in battery architecture for Ford’s EVs and related experiences.

This role conducts 1D/3D thermal/CFD analyses on high-voltage battery packs, reports results to product teams, correlates CAE with test data, and leads CAE testing to support testing and signoff.