EVEMS Thermal Systems Engineer

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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.

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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.
• 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.
• Provide regular status reports to management for projects supporting energy efficiency.

You'll have...

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Systems Engineering, or Automotive Engineering
• 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...

• Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Systems Engineering, or Automotive Engineering
• Thorough technical understanding of vehicle climate control and EV propulsion systems
• Demonstrated ability to assess vehicle level attribute an