Battery Thermal Engineer
About The Position
As a member of Apple’s Battery Modeling team, the Battery Thermal Engineer is responsible for thermal performance modeling of battery systems across Apple products. The role works closely with Battery Module, Product, Battery Modeling, and Cell Engineering teams from early design stages to analyze and inform the design of products. The engineer also collaborates with cross-functional teams across Apple to provide guidance on the thermal impact of product features and improve overall thermal performance through design changes and mitigations. Apple’s Battery Product Development team develops high-energy, highly reliable embedded battery systems for product teams and owns battery module development from initial system architecture through ramp. The team works closely with Product Development, Operations, Industrial Design, and Reliability Testing.
Requirements
- Master’s degree.
- Experience in thermal or CFD engineering simulations.
- Experience with Ansys Electronics Desktop (AEDT) IcePak.
- Experience coding in Python.
Nice To Haves
- PhD and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Experience in transient thermal simulations of assemblies built using MCAD/ECAD inputs.
- Experience in electronic heating and cooling and CFD.
- Experience in AI/ML, including surrogate modeling or digital twins.
- Experience with NX, Comsol, or Cadence/Allegro.
- Experience in electronics layout design.
- Experience defining and leading a technical development roadmap.
- Experience in a technical lead role and/or managing engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Model thermal performance of battery systems for Apple products.
- Collaborate with Battery Module, Product, Battery Modeling, and Cell Engineering teams from early design stages to analyze and inform product design.
- Work with cross-functional teams to advise on the thermal impact of product features.
- Improve overall thermal performance through design changes and mitigations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
