CareerPlan

Thermal Engineer

Long Beach, CA, United StatesFull-time$100k–$168k2026-10-12 → 2026-11-10
HybridVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Thermal-system modeling and development for battery, drive unit, and powertrain products in electric vehicles.

Role type

Thermal Engineer (EV Powertrain)

Builds

Battery, drive unit, and powertrain thermal management systems

Domain

Automotive / Electric Vehicles / Thermal Management

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, MATLAB, Python, thermal component analysis, data analysis, technical documentation

Preferred skills

Physics-based 1D modeling, CFD/FEA tools (STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, COMSOL), CAD (CATIA, SolidWorks), prototype builds, instrumentation, battery thermal systems, DFMEA

Responsibilities

Support thermal-system modeling and development, build reduced-order thermal/fluid models, assist with feasibility studies, support prototype builds and test setup, analyze test data, develop validation plans, document results, collaborate with cross-functional teams, improve thermal models and workflows

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC