Staff Thermal Simulation Engineer

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies • Palo Alto, CA

1d • $167,400 - $209,300

About The Position

Rivian Electrical R&D are the backbone of GSD (Getting Stuff Done!) for our Hardware teams. Rivian is continuing to integrate major electrical systems and components and rapidly growing vertically. This growth equals rapid career advancement opportunities for those that love challenges and fast-paced high-performance culture.

Requirements

• Masters Degree in Mechanical/Thermal Engineering or equivalent; PhD preferred.
• 4-6+ years of experience in providing electronic cooling solutions, including heat sink design, fan development and evaluation of thermal interface materials.
• Deep understanding of conduction, convection and radiation.
• Strong expertise with computational modeling and common CFD analysis tools, such as Flotherm, Ansys Icepack, Star CCM.
• Experience with flow and measurement techniques.
• Experience with 3D CAD, scripting and data analysis.
• Experience with experimental thermal measurements on electronics with tools such as DAQ, LabView, Siemens t3ster, etc.
• Strong grasp of failure analysis methodologies and experience with product reliability and validation procedures.
• Experience developing and leading other multidisciplinary engineers.
• Excellent communication skills across all functions and levels.
• Excellent documentation practices.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Lead thermal strategy, conceptualize design, and perform numerical simulations to address a variety of thermal design challenges for leading-edge vehicle electrical hardware.
• Develop electronic cooling and packaging solutions for next generation vehicle architectures and electronic systems.
• Define and support best practices for how CFD can be used towards electronic thermal management for high-power requirements.
• Develop strategies for optimizing thermal and mechanical components by minimizing mass, cost and material usage.
• Provide detailed and actionable design suggestions including thermal stack-up, cooling layout and material selection to engineers responsible for detailed design of vehicle electronics.
• Coordinate and work with other analysts across other departments to coordinate analysis methodologies and design constraints.
• Own and drive thermal methodologies, deliverables and test specifications to support modeling efforts.
• Work in multidisciplinary teams and drive product and engineering excellence.

Benefits

• Eligibility for an annual performance bonus
• Eligibility for equity
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health and wellness of our employees

What This Job Offers

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