Senior Battery Modeling & Management Engineer (Hybrid)

Ford Motor; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 85,400 - 192,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Parental leave

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI, is seeking a Battery Management/Modeling Research Engineer to advance battery technologies for hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric vehicles. You will conduct research to develop new battery features, enhance existing ones, and enable lower-cost, longer-lasting batteries.

Join Ford's EVDD team to deliver high-impact simulations, innovative testing strategies, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, design, and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related engineering field is required.
• 5+ years of experience with physics-based battery modeling.
• Experience developing computational strategies for large coupled systems (ODEs/PDEs).

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced battery plant models for design and system simulations.
• Identify test methods and data needs for model calibration/validation.
• Post-process battery test data to evaluate performance and life.
• Lead research projects related to battery management and modeling.
• Implement multi-physics battery models across tools.
• Map interfaces between cell hardware and simulation environments.
• Create reduced-order models for BMS implementation.
• Transfer technologies to product teams.

Skills

Battery modelling

Data analysis

Teamwork

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering or related field

PhD in Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering (optional)

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow

PyBaMM

COMSOL

Abaqus

Job description

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI, is seeking a Battery Management/Modeling Research Engineer to advance battery technologies for hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric vehicles. You will conduct research to develop new battery features, enhance existing ones, and enable lower-cost, longer-lasting batteries.

Join Ford's EVDD team to deliver high-impact simulations, innovative testing strategies, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, design, and manufacturing.