Thermal Systems Engineer

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Fords Electric Vehicles Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the companys vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed entrepreneurial and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. Youll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively staying focused on only what matters and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position...
Join our dynamic and agile team pioneering Fords EV future. As a Thermal Systems Engineer focused on the coolant subsystem you will be responsible for the circulatory system of our electric passenger vehicles. Your work is vital to vehicle safety longevity and efficiency as you design the systems that regulate the temperature of the high-voltage (HV) battery drive units power electronics and other components. You will balance complex trade-offs between system performance energy consumption and cost to ensure peak performance in all use cases.

What youll do...

You will lead the design development and integration of fluid-based thermal management loops.

Lead the architecture design and development of coolant subsystems that interact with HV battery drive unit power electronics refrigeration and HVAC components.

Define detailed thermal and hydraulic performance specifications for individual components (e.g. pumps valves heat exchangers fans hoses degas bottles etc.) within the coolant subsystem.

Work with application engineers to evaluate and select appropriate components based on performance requirements cost packaging constraints and reliability targets.

Develop calibrate and maintain high-fidelityplant models that accurately simulate thermal and hydraulic behavior of the subsystems components.

Conduct detailed thermal and fluidic analysis to ensure components meet specified performance targets under various operating conditions.

Collaborate with test engineers to define and execute component and subsystem characterization tests to validate and refine plant models.

Work closely with the Design Engineers to ensure component designs meet thermal and mechanical requirements and with the Controls Engineer who will use the plant models for algorithm development.

Ensure traceability between high-level system requirements and detailed component specifications.

Youll have...

Bachelors 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.

Even better you may have...
Masters or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline.

Experience with EV thermal management systems.

Familiarity with vehicle communication protocols (CAN LIN) for controlling smart pumps and valves.

Strong collaborative skills to work across hardware and software teams in a fast-paced EV development environment.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:
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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: position is a range of salary grades 6-8 .

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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