HV Battery Thermal CAE Engineer - Hybrid Role

Ford Motor; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave and family care

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks a Thermal/CFD engineer for the Global Electrified Propulsion Engineering team in the United States. The role focuses on 1D/3D thermal analyses of high-voltage battery packs, correlating CAE results with lab and vehicle data to enable timely development milestones.

Responsibilities include predicting loads, processing thermal test data, and coordinating with test and D&R engineers. Hybrid onsite work is required.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent; M.S. preferred.
• 2+ years in thermal analysis (1D/3D CFD).
• 2+ years supporting product development in thermal analysis.
• Expert knowledge of heat transfer theory and CAE methods.
• Experience with HV battery pack design/testing preferred.
• Familiarity with CAE tools for heat transfer analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform 1D and 3D thermal/CFD analysis on HV battery packs to support development timelines.
• Post-process and report thermal results to guide battery design.
• Analyze vehicle and lab thermal data and correlate with CAE models.
• Set loading/boundary conditions for thermal models from testing data.
• Lead CAE-testing interactions and support testing sign-off.

Skills

Thermal analysis

1D/3D CFD simulations

Heat transfer theory

CAE software (StarCCM+, Ansa, Hypermax

CAD geometry cleanup

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

M.S. preferred

Tools

StarCCM+

Ansa

Hypermesh

Job description

Ford Motor Company seeks a Thermal/CFD engineer for the Global Electrified Propulsion Engineering team in the United States. The role focuses on 1D/3D thermal analyses of high-voltage battery packs, correlating CAE results with lab and vehicle data to enable timely development milestones.

Responsibilities include predicting loads, processing thermal test data, and coordinating with test and D&R engineers. Hybrid onsite work is required.