Hybrid HV Battery Thermal CAE Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical, dental, vision and

Prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care days

Parental leave

Back-up child care

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off for community service

Paid holidays

Vacation time purchase option

Job summary

Ford’s Global Electrified Propulsion Engineering Team seeks a thermally focused engineer to perform 1D/3D thermal/CFD analyses on high-voltage battery packs. You will post-process results, guide battery design, and correlate CAE models with lab tests across program milestones.

Requirements include a BS in Mechanical Engineering (MS preferred), 2+ years in thermal analysis, and hands-on experience with StarCCM+, Ansa, and HyperMesh. This role is hybrid with onsite 4+ days/week.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree; M.S. 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 tools like Ansa and Hypermesh.
• Working knowledge of CAD geometry cleanup for CAE, simulation model building and meshing; scripting languages preferred.
• HV battery pack design and manufacturing process preferred.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Thermal analysis

CFD simulations

Heat transfer theory

StarCCM+

Ansa

HyperMesh

CAD cleanup

Scripting

HV battery design

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

MS preferred

Tools

StarCCM+

Ansa

HyperMesh

Job description

Ford’s Global Electrified Propulsion Engineering Team seeks a thermally focused engineer to perform 1D/3D thermal/CFD analyses on high-voltage battery packs. You will post-process results, guide battery design, and correlate CAE models with lab tests across program milestones.

Requirements include a BS in Mechanical Engineering (MS preferred), 2+ years in thermal analysis, and hands-on experience with StarCCM+, Ansa, and HyperMesh. This role is hybrid with onsite 4+ days/week.