High Voltage Battery Thermal CAE Engineer

The Electrified Propulsion Engineering (EPE) organization at Ford Motor Company is seeking a High Voltage Battery Thermal CAE Engineer to deliver fuel economy and refined Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid, and Electric vehicles. As a High Voltage Battery Thermal CAE Engineer, you will perform 1D and 3D thermal/CFD analysis simulations on high voltage battery packs using commercial CAE/CFD software.

Responsibilities:

• Perform thermal analysis simulations on system, subsystem, and component level high voltage battery packs
• Post-process and report thermal simulation results to product development teams
• Analyze and process vehicle and lab thermal test data from battery physical thermal testing
• Determine loading and boundary conditions for thermal CAE/CFD models
• Work with testing and battery D&R engineers to specify thermal testing and instrumentation of HV battery packs
• Lead CAE-testing interactions and apply CAE thermal tools to support testing teams

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree
• M.S. degree 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
• Working knowledge of Computed Aided Engineering (CAE) software tools for heat transfer analysis
• Working experience in CAD geometry cleanup for CAE, simulation model building and meshing, CAE model setup, model running, and post-processing

Benefits:

• 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
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time