Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company este un producător de automobile cu sediul în Statele Unite, cu o istorie care datează din 1903. Pe lângă dezvoltarea și producția de vehicule, compania își extinde atenția către serviciile de mobilitate, experiențele digitale și software. Activitatea Ford include, de asemenea, inițiative de sustenabilitate și obiective de mediu, reflectând o abordare care conectează transportul, inovația, impactul asupra comunității și practicile de afaceri responsabile.

Thermal Engineer, EV Battery and Powertrain

Support thermal modeling and validation for Ford’s battery, drive unit, and powertrain systems. Help improve electric vehicle performance, efficiency, manufacturability, cost, and reliability.

Descriere

  • Model and develop thermal systems for battery, drive unit, and powertrain products.
  • Build and apply reduced-order thermal and fluid models to inform system and component decisions.
  • Evaluate the feasibility of thermal components and subsystems.
  • Support prototype builds, test setup, instrumentation, and data collection.
  • Analyze test data and compare measured performance with model predictions.
  • Create and support validation plans, test methods, and technical summaries.
  • Record model assumptions, specifications, design changes, test results, and validation findings.
  • Work with test engineers and subject matter experts to assess agreement between predicted and measured results.
  • Coordinate with controls, electrical, software, manufacturing, validation, and supplier teams to resolve technical issues.
  • Improve thermal models, tools, workflows, and development methods.
  • Identify ways to improve thermal performance, system efficiency, manufacturability, cost, and reliability.

Cerințe

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • Strong foundation in heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics.
  • Coursework, internship, research, or project experience involving thermal systems.
  • Experience with MATLAB and/or Python for data analysis, modeling, or automation.
  • Familiarity with thermal components such as heat exchangers, compressors, pumps, fans, cold plates, coolant loops, or refrigerant systems.
  • Ability to analyze data, document results, and communicate findings clearly.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks.
  • First-principles approach to engineering problem solving.
  • Willingness and ability to collaborate in a fast-paced, cross-functional electric vehicle development environment.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
  • Preferred: Experience with physics-based one-dimensional modeling or reduced-order thermal and fluid models.
  • Preferred: Exposure to CFD or FEA tools such as STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, COMSOL, or similar software.
  • Preferred: CAD experience with CATIA, SolidWorks, or similar tools.
  • Preferred: Experience with prototype builds, instrumentation, data acquisition, and validation testing.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with battery thermal systems, energy storage, electric vehicles, HVAC, or powertrain thermal management.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with design validation plans, DFMEA, design for manufacturing, or technical design documentation.
  • Preferred: Experience analyzing experimental data from laboratory, supplier, vehicle, or field-representative testing.
  • Preferred: Hands-on experience in a lab, test cell, prototype shop, Formula SAE, Baja SAE, solar car, robotics, battery research, or a similar engineering setting.

Beneficii

  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage begins immediately.
  • Flexible family care days.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Programs to help new parents transition back to work.
  • Subsidized backup child care.
  • Family-building support, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members.
  • Management lease programs.
  • Tuition assistance.
  • Active employee resource groups.
  • Paid time off for individual and team community service.
  • Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
  • Paid time off.
  • Option to purchase additional vacation time.
  • Visa sponsorship is available.

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