Thermal Systems Engineer - EV Powertrain & Battery

Ford; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision and Rx drug覆盖

Flexible family care days & parental

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program for employees

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Long Beach, CA is seeking an experienced thermal engineer to support battery, drive unit, and powertrain thermal-system development. You will build reduced-order models, assist feasibility studies, and help validate designs through prototype testing and data analysis.

The role requires fundamentals in heat transfer and thermodynamics, plus MATLAB/Python proficiency. You will work with controls, electrical, software, manufacturing, validation, and supplier teams in a hybrid

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Strong fundamentals in heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics.
• Coursework or project experience with thermal systems.
• MATLAB and/or Python for data analysis, modeling, or automation.

Responsibilities

• Support thermal-system modeling and development for battery, drive unit, and powertrain products.
• Build and use reduced-order thermal/fluid models to support system and component decisions.
• Assist with thermal component and subsystem feasibility studies.
• Support prototype builds, test setup, instrumentation, and data acquisition.
• Analyze test data and compare measured performance against model predictions.
• Develop and support validation plans, test methods, and technical summaries.
• Document model assumptions, specifications, design updates, test results, and validation findings.
• Work with test engineers and SMEs to understand correlation between predicted and measured results.
• Collaborate with controls, electrical, software, manufacturing, validation, and supplier teams to resolve technical issues.
• Support continuous improvement of thermal models, tools, workflows, and development methodologies.
• Help identify opportunities to improve thermal performance, system efficiency, manufacturability, cost, and reliability.

Skills

Heat transfer

Thermodynamics

Fluid mechanics

MATLAB

Python

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Tools

STAR-CCM+

ANSYS

CATIA/SolidWorks

Job description

Ford Motor Company in Long Beach, CA is seeking an experienced thermal engineer to support battery, drive unit, and powertrain thermal-system development. You will build reduced-order models, assist feasibility studies, and help validate designs through prototype testing and data analysis.

The role requires fundamentals in heat transfer and thermodynamics, plus MATLAB/Python proficiency. You will work with controls, electrical, software, manufacturing, validation, and supplier teams in a hybrid