Senior Thermal Hardware Engineer – ECU
Core
Lead thermal design, development, and review of Electrical Controllers and cooling solutions for next-generation SDV architecture.
Role type
Senior Thermal Hardware Engineer (ECU)
Builds
Next-generation Electronic Control Units (ECUs) for Software Defined Vehicles
Domain
Automotive electronics / Thermal management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Thermal simulation (Ansys Icepak, FloEFD, Flotherm), Heat transfer analysis (conduction, convection, radiation), Thermal test plan execution, Thermal budget definition, Cross-functional collaboration, Risk quantification (DFMEA/DRBFM)
Preferred skills
MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive environmental standards knowledge, High-power SoC/GPU thermal design, ECU packaging design
Technologies
Ansys Icepak, FloEFD, Flotherm, MATLAB, Python
Responsibilities
Translate vehicle requirements into thermal constraints; Define thermal budgets for critical components; Perform steady-state and transient simulations; Evaluate cooling architectures (passive, forced air, liquid); Develop and execute thermal test plans; Provide thermal inputs to design reviews and risk assessments.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC