Battery Thermal Engineer

Job Summary:

As a member of the Battery Modeling team, onsite in Cupertino, CA, the Battery Thermal Engineer, expect in ICEPAK AEDT  will be responsible for thermal modeling across all products, developing state-of-the-art thermal and multi-physics finite volume (FE) models of cell, pack, and BMS sub-systems.

Battery Thermal Engineer requires an MS or PhD plus a minimum of three years of industry experience, a mechanical engineering background with a strong foundation in computational fluid dynamics and thermal modeling, and, as a mandatory requirement, an expert-level skillset in Ansys Electronics Desktop and Icepak within AEDT. Proficiency in Python or another scripting language is required. Preference is given to candidates with an MS or PhD plus five years of relevant experience, familiarity with Cadence Allegro and electronics layout design, familiarity with lithium-ion cells and battery packs, familiarity with NX and COMSOL, and direct experience in electronics cooling.

Expected to deliver models and capability that convert power maps into thermal outputs; advanced thermal and CFD simulations evaluating boundary conditions at cell, pack, and BMS sub-system levels as well as system-wide; optimized workflows and reusable templates for recurring thermal simulations; documented thermal modeling best practices; exploration of new analysis types and solutions including topological optimization; and reduced-order models extracted from CFD simulations to accelerate exploratory studies.

Responsibility:

•             Generate models/capability to convert power maps into thermal outputs

•             Perform advanced thermal/CFD simulations to evaluate boundary conditions at the cell, pack, and BMS sub-system levels, as well as system-wide

•             Use best-in-class tools and solvers to generate simulation models and results

•             Develop optimized workflows and reusable templates for recurring thermal simulations

•             Develop and implement thermal modeling best practices

•             Collaborate with CAE vendors to drive functionality improvements

•             Explore new analysis types and solutions, including topological optimization

•             Extract Reduced Order Models (ROM) from CFD simulations to accelerate exploratory studies

Qualification:

Minimum Qualifications:

•             MS/PhD + 3 years of industry experience

•             Mechanical engineering background with a strong foundation in CFD and thermal modeling

•             [MUST HAVE] Expert-level skillset in Ansys Electronics Desktop (AEDT) and ICEPAK within AEDT

•             Proficiency in Python or other scripting languages

•             Valid US work visa, with no export compliance restrictions

Preferred Qualifications:

•             MS/PhD + 5 years of relevant experience

•             Familiarity with Cadence Allegro and electronics layout design

•             Familiarity with Li-ion cells and battery packs

•             Familiarity with NX, Comsol

•             Experience in electronics cooling

Mandatory tools:

·       Ansys Electronics Desktop with Icepak

·       Python, or an equivalent scripting language

Preferred tools:

·       NX

·       COMSOL and Cadence Allegro