Thermal Systems Engineer - EV Energy Management Systems

Job Description

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In this position...

Ford Motor Company's Electric Vehicle Engineering team is in the exciting and rapidly-advancing area of vehicle electrification. Our Electric Vehicle (EV) Energy Management Systems (EVEMS) organization is growing and is in search of outstanding individuals to help shape the direction of our next generation electric powertrains. Successful applicants will work closely with various electrification departments to lead the development of vehicle products, architectures, and requirements for forthcoming products while assessing cutting edge technologies to support deployment of a best-in-industry electrified vehicle product portfolio.

At Ford Motor Company, we are dedicated to designing, manufacturing and selling high quality vehicles that meet the diverse needs of our customers. We believe our employees and the different perspectives that they bring to the business are the driving force behind our success. Come discover a company that is focused on the quality of our vehicles, the environment, the community and the world in which we live.

This engineering position within EVEMS will concentrate on vehicle level systems engineering to maximize thermal energy efficiency to enhance vehicle range (both on-cycle per EPA and on-road for customer driving). The critical system interfaces are with propulsion and cabin climate control.

What you'll do...

• Conduct analysis for minimizing thermal energy consumption for both regulatory drive cycles and on-road driving for full operational ambient temperature range. Methods include improving heat sharing across subsystems, minimizing parasitic demands such as pumps and fan, minimizing losses to ambient, minimizing climate control energy. Communicate results to management regarding implementation on vehicle programs.
• Conduct vehicle testing (on-road at proving grounds or in laboratory settings) to develop improvements for thermal system efficiency. Compare with analytical results, prior engineering sign-off engineering reports, and existing analytical methods with sound engineering judgement. Develop instrumentation plan (thermocouples, flow meters, pressure transducers, module data streams) for data collection through testing with calibrators and/or in wind tunnel with prototype vehicles for attribute assessment.
• Measure energy consumption of thermal devices during regulatory drive cycles such as CTTP and SC03. Determine effect of thermal design actions on calculated derate factor for EPA estimated range. Assist engineering teams in Europe with WLTP and China with CLTC analysis.
• Provide value assessments for design actions that affect the thermal system of the vehicle. With cost pressures for hardware, determine most effective thermal countermeasures to maximize range yet minimize impact on high value customer attributes. Calculate range benefit and cost of ownership for thermal design actions that affect energy consumption.
• Provide guidance to CAE modeling teams for how to best represent energy consumption and overall thermal efficiency of subsystems.
• Regularly interface with software controls and calibration engineers to identify opportunities for improving thermal system efficiency. Methods may require addition of sensors, improving calculated inferences, and system optimization. Evaluate interactions of cooling fan, active grill shutters, heat pump, cabin heating and cooling, battery heating and cooling, electro-drive unit warming and cooling.
• Support program engineers who develop energy efficient vehicle thermal system solutions according to program timing fulfilling the functional requirements of the propulsion system and includes full integration with climate control.
• Assist hardware design and release engineers and Program Management with understanding of how to optimize hardware selection for cost and energy efficiency.
• Mine data from of competitive benchmarked vehicles, prior vehicle analytical, development, and sign-off testing to ensure inputs and system interactions are aligned with expectations.
• Provide regular status reports to management for projects supporting energy efficiency.

You'll have...

• B.S. in Engineering or related field
• Passion for the development and advancement of efficient electrified vehicle technology
• ? 5 years' experience with Automotive or Systems Engineering concepts and processes
• ? 5 years demonstrated experience working with cross functional teams and driving product development issues to resolution
• ? 5 years' experience communicating technical information concisely in executive reviews
• Application of thermodynamics, heat transfer, climate control or powertrain mechanics for automotive (or related) product field
• Demonstrated knowledge of propulsions and/or thermal systems such as vehicle cooling or climate control
• Experience with automotive testing (on road or laboratory / wind tunnel settings)
• In depth understanding of CFD, energy solvers, and/or 1D engineering tools
• Engineering understanding to delve into CAE results to compare with physical test data
• Knowledge of working globally across cultural and organizational borders to achieve goals and targets
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, self-motivated, eager to take responsibility and deliver results with minimal supervision
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills - ability to organize multiple inputs into succinct summary and manageable discussion

Even better, you may have...

• M.S. in Engineering or related field
• Thorough technical understanding of vehicle climate control and EV propulsion systems
• Demonstrated ability to assess vehicle level attribute and performance trade-offs and communicate recommendations to senior management

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've 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 builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here

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