Vehicle Thermal Systems CAE Engineer
About The Position
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation. Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more! A Vehicle Thermal Systems CAE Engineer is responsible for analyzing the vehicle climate system that cools and heats the vehicle cabin and battery. The engineer will use various CAE methods to quantify component and system level design impacts on climate system performance and power consumption. Specific studies may include vehicle level climate performance predictions, refrigerant subsystem analysis, heater subsystem analysis, front end airflow, power consumption analysis, and review of physical test data. Domestic Travel Required up to 10%.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering or a related field and 5 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
- 5 years of experience with testing, analyzing, and designing automotive thermal systems utilizing concepts from fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, heater transfer, and combustion.
- 5 years of experience with modeling and conducting thermal/fluid CAE simulations using Fluent, STAR-CCM+, or GT-Suite.
- 5 years of experience utilizing CAD software tools including CATIA or Teamcenter to view or modify vehicle systems and components.
- 3 years of experience with testing and analyzing vehicle climate control performance using thermal data acquisition systems, CANoe, or MATLAB to validate test results and support CAE model development.
- 3 years of experience designing Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) thermal systems using one of the following thermal modeling applications: Fluent, STAR-CCM, or GT- Suite.
Responsibilities
- Analyzing the vehicle climate system that cools and heats the vehicle cabin and battery.
- Using various CAE methods to quantify component and system level design impacts on climate system performance and power consumption.
- Conducting vehicle level climate performance predictions.
- Performing refrigerant subsystem analysis.
- Conducting heater subsystem analysis.
- Analyzing front end airflow.
- Performing power consumption analysis.
- Reviewing physical test data.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
