- Dearborn, Michigan, United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Associate
- $65K–$166K per year
- 2+ years
Perform 1D and 3D thermal/CFD analysis simulations on system, subsystem and component level high voltage battery packs to guide battery design.
Compensation
This position is a salary grade 5 to salary grade 8. Salary grade 5 ranges from $65,100-$109,300; salary grade 6 ranges from $74,300-$124,500; salary grade 7 ranges from $86,600-$144,900; salary grade 8 ranges from $99,100-$166,200.
Responsibilities
- Perform 1D and 3D thermal/CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) analysis simulations on system, subsystem and component level high voltage battery packs using commercial CAE/CFD software
- Post process and report thermal simulation results to product development teams to guide battery design
- Analyze and process vehicle and lab thermal test data from battery physical thermal testing and apply it to correlate CAE models
- Determine loading and boundary conditions for thermal CAE/CFD models based on vehicle and lab physical testing conditions
- Work with testing and battery D&R engineers to specify thermal testing and instrumentation of HV battery packs for CAE correlation and physical test reduction
Requirements
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
- Nice to have: Physical thermal testing experience
- Nice to have: scripting languages
- Nice to have: HV battery pack design and manufacturing process