EV Energy Management Engineer
Ford Motor Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $125,362 - $164,192 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AirflowCloudJavaPython
About the role
- Collaborate with program team and key work partners in the company to frame the right thermal environment for every under hood/body/cabin.
- Lead, train and guide CAE team of engineers to support and accommodate customers (thermal program team and key work partners in the company).
- Lead and perform full vehicle transient thermal CAE models from start to finish (CAD data collection, clean up, meshing, boundary conditions setup and post processing).
- Continuously innovate and search for CAE process improvement focusing on accuracy, efficiency, capability.
- Ensure high quality CAE results and solutions throughout the design process.
- Make technical recommendations on design optimization, issue resolutions and countermeasures, based on engineering judgment and interpretation of CAE results.
- Interface with Ford global team (global 1D and 3D CAE team, CAD, CAE Integration, PTI, D&R and other attributes).
- Document all CAE work and results as per the Ford Thermal process to ensure tasks traceability.
- Perform and support Powertrain Cooling CAE 3D air flow analysis, heat exchanger/fan sizing, heat exchanger arrangement and air flow uniformity.
- Assist front end opening and grill designs optimization to meet vehicle airflow and performance targets throughout vehicle development phases.
- Perform and support Traction Battery (High Voltage) 3D CAE thermal analysis by coupling exterior vehicle air flow analysis with complex 3D and /or 1D battery CAE model.
- Assist vehicle system optimization to meet vehicle airflow and battery performance targets throughout vehicle development phases.
- Perform BEV coolant and refrigerant system heat loss/gain analysis by coupling analytical vehicle air flow analysis with complex 3D and /or 1D CAE model.
- Perform vehicle system optimization to meet vehicle energy usage and performance targets throughout vehicle development phases.
- Perform BEV cabin interior CFD analysis to optimize air flow stratification (with Climate Thermal group), minimize cabin heat loss/gain analysis and human comfort features modeling.
- Perform Battery Cell Venting and smoke mitigation strategy through CAE.
- Perform vehicle air flow analysis to understand CVM gas flow and optimize design to prevent high temperature gas from reaching critical safety areas.
- Develop, design and analyze AGS, ducting and under hood hot air evacuation concept and strategy by working closely with thermal program and D&R engineer.
- Develop, design and analyze vehicle energy usage.
- Use CAE insights to eliminate or reduce vehicle energy waste (heat gain or loss).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related field and 5 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
- 5 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: Using Computer Aided Design (CAD) clean up, components interfaces and meshing parameters to ensure a successful full vehicle model ready for CFD analysis.
- 3D CFD modeling.
- 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: Performing full vehicle thermal analysis using Computational Fluid Dynamics; Ability to build, setup, analyze and post process a digital twin vehicle model and perform correlation to physical test; Use of automotive powertrain cooling system and developing and optimizing heat exchangers, fan sizing and hydraulic system routing; Performing virtual automotive under hood and body thermal management to ensure vehicle design robustness and occupant safety during failure mode.
- 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: Analyzing and processing large amount of analytical data from CFD simulation and test data; Utilizing machine learning and/or reduced order modeling; Use of high-performance computing system and cloud when dealing with very large and complex model setup, analysis, post processing and automation (Java and Python); Performing vehicle cabin interior thermal systems and human comfort modeling.
- 1 year of experience with the following skill is required: Performing analysis and relate human Equivalent Homogeneous Temperature to sensation Fiala model and comfort Berkeley model.
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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Computer Aided Design (CAD)3D CFD modelingthermal analysisComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)heat exchanger optimizationmeshing parametersdata analysismachine learninghigh-performance computingdigital twin modeling
Soft skills
collaborationleadershiptraininginnovationproblem-solvingcommunicationtechnical recommendationsdocumentationcustomer supportdesign optimization
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Chemical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering