Thermal Engineer

Product Creation and Industrialization (PC&I) brings together Ford's vehicle, electric, digital and design teams with our global manufacturing system. Working as one end-to-end organization, we turn ideas into high-quality vehicles, software and experiences across gas, hybrid and electric, designed around what customers need.

We made history and now we work to transform the future - for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

What you'll do...

• Support thermal-system modeling and development for battery, drive unit, and powertrain products.
• Build and use reduced-order thermal/fluid models to support system and component decisions.
• Assist with thermal component and subsystem feasibility studies.
• Support prototype builds, test setup, instrumentation, and data acquisition.
• Analyze test data and compare measured performance against model predictions.
• Develop and support validation plans, test methods, and technical summaries.
• Document model assumptions, specifications, design updates, test results, and validation findings.
• Work with test engineers and subject matter experts to understand correlation between predicted and measured results.
• Collaborate with controls, electrical, software, manufacturing, validation, and supplier teams to resolve technical issues.
• Support continuous improvement of thermal models, tools, workflows, and development methodologies.
• Help identify opportunities to improve thermal performance, system efficiency, manufacturability, cost, and reliability.

What you'll do...

• Support thermal-system modeling and development for battery, drive unit, and powertrain products.
• Build and use reduced-order thermal/fluid models to support system and component decisions.
• Assist with thermal component and subsystem feasibility studies.
• Support prototype builds, test setup, instrumentation, and data acquisition.
• Analyze test data and compare measured performance against model predictions.
• Develop and support validation plans, test methods, and technical summaries.
• Document model assumptions, specifications, design updates, test results, and validation findings.
• Work with test engineers and subject matter experts to understand correlation between predicted and measured results.
• Collaborate with controls, electrical, software, manufacturing, validation, and supplier teams to resolve technical issues.
• Support continuous improvement of thermal models, tools, workflows, and development methodologies.
• Help identify opportunities to improve thermal performance, system efficiency, manufacturability, cost, and reliability.