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At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation.
Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you'll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We're seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!
Responsibilities
What you'll be able to do:
Vehicle Thermal Systems CAE Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. A Vehicle Thermal Systems CAE Engineer is responsible for analyzing the vehicle climate system that cools and heats the vehicle cabin and battery. The engineer will use various CAE methods to quantify component and system level design impacts on climate system performance and power consumption. Specific studies may include vehicle level climate performance predictions, refrigerant subsystem analysis, heater subsystem analysis, front end airflow, power consumption analysis, and review of physical test data. Domestic Travel Required up to 10%.
Qualifications
You'll have...
Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering or a related field and 5 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 5 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Testing, analyzing, and designing automotive thermal systems utilizing concepts from fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, heater transfer, and combustion. 2. Modeling and conducting thermal/fluid CAE simulations using Fluent, STAR-CCM+, or GT-Suite. 3. Utilizing CAD software tools including CATIA or Teamcenter to view or modify vehicle systems and components. 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Testing and analyzing vehicle climate control performance using thermal data acquisition systems, CANoe, or MATLAB to validate test results and support CAE model development. 2. Designing Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) thermal systems using one of the following thermal modeling applications: Fluent, STAR-CCM, or GT- Suite.
We are offering a salary of $125,362.00 - $166,200.00/yr.
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 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:
https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
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