Lead / Principle Thermal Simulation Engineer
Core
Lead thermal and CFD simulation activities for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) products and large similar products to evaluate temperature distribution, airflow, heat transfer, and reliability under various operating conditions.
Role type
Lead/Principal Thermal Simulation Engineer
Builds
Thermal simulation models, analysis plans, and design recommendations for BESS products including battery cabinets, containerized enclosures, racks, and power electronics.
Domain
Energy Storage Systems (BESS) / Thermal Management / CFD
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, conjugate heat transfer, thermal radiation, forced and natural convection, pressure drop, fan and blower performance, transient thermal behavior, CFD modeling, thermal simulation, BESS thermal architecture, CAD simplification, meshing, turbulence modeling, boundary condition definition, heat-load development, material property selection, convergence assessment, sensitivity studies, uncertainty evaluation, CAD tools, thermal model setup, geometry simplification, large assembly management, simulation model preparation, battery safety requirements, thermal documentation
Preferred skills
Master's degree or Ph.D. in relevant engineering discipline, advanced CFD/thermal training, Six Sigma, DFSS, NAFEMS, HVAC-related training, battery thermal management training
Technologies
ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS Icepak, Star-CCM+, FloTHERM, 6SigmaET, COMSOL, SolidWorks, Creo, NX, CATIA
Responsibilities
Lead thermal and CFD simulation activities for BESS products, develop and execute thermal simulation models and analysis plans, evaluate thermal risks related to battery heat generation and system conditions, partner with cross-functional teams to define requirements and design improvements, correlate simulation results with physical test data and field data, prepare and present simulation reports and technical risk evaluations, establish thermal simulation best practices and workflows, mentor thermal simulation engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities