High Voltage Battery Thermal CAE Engineer

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

In this position, the Electrified Propulsion Engineering (EPE) organization is responsible for delivering the best fuel economy and refined Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and Electric vehicles in every segment in which we contend. We strive to consistently provide the best customer vehicle value and profitability while delivering performance, durability, and fuel economy/range objectives. Take advantage of this opportunity to work in one of the most dynamic and growing organizations in Ford and to further Ford's "Power of Choice" initiative.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• M.S degree preferred.
• Physical thermal testing experience preferred, including thermal test data processing.
• Knowledge of scripting languages preferred.
• Working knowledge or experience of HV battery pack design and manufacturing process preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform 1D and 3D thermal/CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) analysis simulations on system, subsystem and component level high voltage battery packs using commercial CAE/CFD software to meet battery unit and vehicle development timing.
• Post process and report thermal simulation results to product development teams to guide battery design in support of product development milestones.
• Analyze and process vehicle and lab thermal test data from battery physical thermal testing and apply it to correlate CAE models.
• Determine loading and boundary conditions for thermal CAE/CFD models based on vehicle and lab physical testing conditions.
• Work with testing and battery D&R engineers to specify thermal testing and instrumentation of HV battery packs for CAE correlation and physical test reduction.
• Lead CAE-testing interactions and apply CAE thermal tools to support testing teams, test reduction efforts and virtual test signoff.

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, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level