Battery Thermal Engineer

Job title: Battery Thermal Engineer

Number of positions: 2

Location: Cupertino, CA (5 days a week in office)

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.

Responsibilities

• 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