HV Battery NVH/Durability CAE Engineer

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford is seeking an experienced structures CAE engineer to lead structural design work for high-voltage battery internals and related systems using CAE tools. The engineer will work with battery design and release engineers on battery technologies and help manage the battery functional environment within specified operating conditions. The role collaborates across Electrified Propulsion Engineering, battery business stakeholders, vehicle teams, laboratory and testing teams, and global suppliers to improve battery architecture and product development.

The position focuses on creating and debugging finite-element models, running and evaluating structural simulations, guiding design decisions, and correlating CAE models with physical structural test data. The role is hybrid, with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. Ford offers several employee benefits, and the salary grade will be between 5 and 8, with the applicable range determined by the candidate’s skills, experience, and job scope.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Structural Engineering.
• At least 4 years of experience working with structural components and designs.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility verification is required at hire.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent degree.
• At least 5 years of experience in CAE structural modeling and simulation techniques for durability and NVH attributes.
• Working knowledge of ABAQUS, Nastran, OptiStruct, Hypermesh, Teamcenter, and Vendure/FDYNAM.
• Working knowledge of CAE tools for durability assessments, such as nCode or equivalent.
• Extensive knowledge of structural materials, high strength, energy flow theory, and analysis methods.
• Experience with CAE preprocessing codes for geometry cleanup and meshing, and with ABAQUS, Nastran, or equivalent codes for solving and post-processing CAE models.
• Familiarity with sheet metal design specifications, structural testing setup, and data collection.
• A record of innovative applications and introducing new ideas for product development.
• Working knowledge of optimization CAE tools such as modeFRONTIER and OptiStruct.
• Experience in vibration and durability testing.
• Ability to mentor young engineers and work effectively as a team member.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build 3D battery internal structural analysis CAE models from CAD designs.
• Debug complicated finite-element models.
• Perform 3D structural analysis simulations at system, subsystem, and component levels for high-voltage battery packs to support battery internals design development.
• Evaluate structural analysis results and provide feedback and design direction to vehicle program and battery pack design teams.
• Work with vehicle-level teams to obtain boundary conditions for battery pack structural simulations.
• Work with battery laboratory and vehicle-level testing teams; specify instrumentation for data collection, process physical structural test results, and correlate CAE models with test data.
• Coordinate with overseas extended CAE teams on CAE meshing and geometric cleanup tasks.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup child care.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• 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