Ford Motor Company

Thermal Systems Engineer

Ford Motor Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Long Beach • California • United States

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Tech Stack

Python

About the role

  • Join our dynamic and agile team pioneering Ford's EV future.
  • Responsible for the 'circulatory system' of our electric passenger vehicles.
  • Design the systems that regulate the temperature of the high-voltage (HV) battery, drive units, power electronics, and other components.
  • Balance complex trade-offs between system performance, energy consumption, and cost to ensure peak performance in all use cases.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in thermal system design or component engineering.
  • Strong understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics principles.
  • Experience with physical system modeling and simulation tools (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink, GT-SUITE, etc.).
  • Proficiency in Python or similar programming languages for model development.
  • Master's or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline (even better).
  • Experience with EV thermal management systems (even better).
  • Familiarity with vehicle communication protocols (CAN, LIN) for controlling smart pumps and valves (even better).
  • Strong collaborative skills to work across hardware and software teams in a fast-paced EV development environment (even better).
Benefits
  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
  • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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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Hard skills
thermal system designcomponent engineeringthermodynamicsheat transferfluid dynamicsphysical system modelingsimulation toolsPythonMATLABSimulink
Soft skills
collaborative skills
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreePh.D.