Thermal Engineer, Analysis

Harbinger Motors Inc.•Garden Grove, CA

4d•$140,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation. The Thermal Engineering team is looking for a seasoned thermal analysis engineer to support the future of medium duty trucks. The candidate will be responsible for developing thermal simulations to support the design and development of electric motors, batteries, power electronics and more. You will also be expected to work with test engineers to validate your simulation results and provide feedback to the design team to improve the products performance and reliability. Applicants should thrive in a fast-paced startup environment and be able to collaborate well with cross-funcational teams.

Requirements

Hold a Bachelor's degree or an equivalent relevant educational credential.
Have 5+ years of experience in thermal and/or fluid analysis.
Demonstrate strong proficiency in STAR-CCM+ or similar analysis tools.
Possess the ability to run large simulation models on HPC clusters.
Communicate simulation results effectively in both oral and written formats.
Exhibit strong problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate in a dynamic team environment.
Bring hands-on experience in testing automotive components.

Nice To Haves

Experience with multi-phase simulations (e.g., VoF or Mixture Multi-Phase) is a significant plus.
Familiarity with 1D analysis tools is considered a bonus.

Responsibilities

Develop and document thermal simulations for various vehicle components in a 3D simulation environment.
Assess the thermal performance of vehicle components under both steady-state and transient conditions, providing performance recommendations to design engineers.
Document and post-process simulation results in an organized manner.
Develop test plans and support the test team in gathering data from physical systems.
Iterate simulation models to achieve strong correlation and build confidence in results.
Use simulation models and tools to identify root causes of issues observed during testing and provide feedback to improve reliability.