Thermal Test Engineer

Ford Model e U.S.; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical, dental, vision and药

Flexible family care days

Vehicle discount program for employees

Tuition assistance

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Ford Model e U.S. is seeking a Thermal Test Engineer to validate the thermal management system for EVs in real-world conditions.

You will design test plans, set up instrumentation, and drive data-driven validation to confirm targets are met, supporting sizing and tuning decisions with sign-off authority. The role requires a 3+ year background in vehicle thermal testing, strong thermodynamics knowledge, and proficiency with MATLAB or Python for data interpretation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related thermal/fluid sciences.
• 3+ years of experience in vehicle- or system-level thermal testing, validation, or a related test engineering role.
• Strong understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics as applied to vehicle thermal systems.
• Experience planning and executing instrumented vehicle tests, including data acquisition setup and thermal instrumentation.
• Proficiency with data analysis tools (MATLAB, Python) for processing and interpreting test data.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple test events, schedules, and facility constraints in parallel.

Responsibilities

• Prove our thermal management system works in real world through test plans and instrumentation.
• Take data from instrumented vehicle tests and analyze to validate targets.
• Coordinate test events, schedules and facility constraints in parallel.
• Aid in sizing and tuning validation and sign off the corresponding attributes.
• Collaborate with design and engineering teams to ensure adequate test coverage.

Skills

Thermal testing

Data analysis

Instrumentation

Test planning

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB

Python

CAN

Automotive Ethernet

Job description

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Product Creation and Industrialization (PC& I) brings together Ford’s vehicle, electric, digital and design teams with our global manufacturing system. Working as one end-to-end organization, we turn ideas into high-quality vehicles, software and experiences across gas, hybrid and electric, designed around what customers need.

In this position...

Join our dynamic and agile team pioneering Ford's EV future. As a Thermal Test Engineer, you will be the person who proves our thermal management system works in the real world.
Be the one who proves it works. Your test plans, instrumentation, and data will be the final word on whether our thermal system meets its targets — validating the sizing and tuning our engineers designed and signing off the attributes that let our vehicles perform in the harshest real-world conditions.

You’ll have...

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related thermal/fluid sciences discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in vehicle- or system-level thermal testing, validation, or a related test engineering role.
• Solid understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics as applied to vehicle thermal systems.
• Experience planning and executing instrumented vehicle tests, including data acquisition setup and thermal instrumentation.
• Proficiency with data analysis tools (e.g., MATLAB, Python, or equivalent) for processing and interpreting test data.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple test events, schedules, and facility constraints in parallel.

Even better, you may have

• Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Experience with EV thermal management systems (battery, drive unit, power electronics, and cabin HVAC).
• Experience coordinating climatic chamber, wind-tunnel, and/or hot- and cold-weather proving-ground testing.
• Familiarity with vehicle communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet) and data logging from vehicle networks.
• Experience with attribute signoff or requirements-verification processes (e.g., DVP&R).

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $138,800-$232,700.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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