Battery Thermal 3D CFD – Virtual Propulsion Engineer
General Motors
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Warren • Missouri • United States
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About the role
- Perform cell, battery module and pack-level CFD TRP analysis
- Perform cell, battery module and pack-level CFD thermal analysis for early design and verification of battery concepts, designs and thermal management systems
- Perform other Fluid dynamics analysis that includes VOF based simulations for TIM and other thermal material applications
- Conduct cell-level thermal analysis and TRP analysis while working closely with cell CAE team to integrate electrochemical simulation with battery system transient thermal behavior and support the estimation of cell life under different driving cycle and ambient conditions
- Effectively communicate findings to internal/external customers using appropriate media
- Meet or exceed deadlines for structured product development timelines, quality, and cost
- Collaborate with a broader engineering team for structured design integration, new proposals, problem solving, and system optimization
- Provide requirements for improvements to advanced simulation activities to include CFD, Thermal, Structural, and multi-physics
- Participate and lead in CFD and other benchmarking activities
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience with simulation, design, testing, or release of propulsion related systems
- Experience with CFD software
- Familiarity or practical experience with the principles of vehicle propulsion system design, operation, or testing
- BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering required
- MS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with coursework in heat transfer and fluid mechanics preferred
- Proficient with STAR-CCM+ or Simerics-MP+ CFD software
- Experience with CFD optimization tools
- Experience with test to model correlation
- Experience with programming in Java, Python or equivalent languages
- Linux experience in distributed computing environments
- Experience with the latest CFD visualization techniques
- Knowledge of Siemens NX CAD modeling
- Experience in coupling electrical and thermal analysis
- Working knowledge of Battery thermal abuse and arcing
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
- Relocation benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
CFD analysisthermal analysisfluid dynamicsVOF simulationselectrochemical simulationprogramming in Javaprogramming in PythonCFD optimization toolstest to model correlationbattery thermal analysis
Soft Skills
effective communicationcollaborationproblem solvingtime management
Certifications
BS in Mechanical EngineeringBS in Aerospace EngineeringMS in Mechanical EngineeringMS in Aerospace Engineering