Provide expert thermal management system designs and guidance to facilitate the development of Lead acid, Li-Ion, Super Capacitor battery cells and battery packs
Use 1D systems modeling for early product design planning
Assist in the assembly and test of battery systems or prototypes
Optimize the system design to balance cost, performance, mass, volume and thermal efficiency
Provide knowledge for defining and executing FEA simulations to validate battery design concepts regarding mechanical robustness
Provide technical guidance to cross functional teams as needed
Provide CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and thermal simulations to predict the performance of the temperature distribution within the cells and battery systems and establish operating ranges and key design parameters
Requirements
ansa
ansys fluent
abaqus
solidworks
python
mtech
Engineering Support Tools: JAMA, JIRA (good to have, but not mandatory)
Extensive working experience in thermal system design using CFD simulations
Experience with Li-Ion battery systems is desired, specifically regarding thermal management and mechanical design
Good working experience/exposure in Mechanical system design using FEA simulations related to crash, crush, mechanical shock, and vibration analysis
Working experience in 1D modeling is preferred
MS/MTech in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, any other relevant disciplines
Solid years of experience in selecting and characterizing thermal materials
Scripting tools: Python (good to have, but not mandatory)
Strong Communication and organizational skills
CAD exposure: SOLIDWORKS (desirable)
Other tools: MATLAB (desirable)
Pre & Post Processors: ANSA, MetaPost (mandatory)
Structural Solvers: LS Dyna and/or Abaqus (desirable)
OEM Automotive/Tier 1 experience with systems/assemblies is highly desirable
CFD: ANSYS Fluent and StarCCM+ tools (mandatory)
Experience level: 5-8 years (need to evaluate based on our action plan)
Thermal & Mechanical Modeling and simulation skills