Thermal Engineer

ABEE is looking for a highly committed person to undertake the role of ‘Battery Thermal Management’.

Essential duties

• Design and evaluate thermal system architectures for different vehicle platforms.
• Define system level requirements, develop concepts and perform trade-off analysis.
• Work closely with various stakeholders to define requirements for thermal management system control.
• Support the optimization of thermal management concepts.
• Support integration of component level thermal system controller with vehicle control unit.
• Run drive tests with thermal system controller to gather battery pack and vehicle thermal data.
• Identify issues with thermal management system controller and provide sufficient solutions to management for consideration.
• Build and manage a strong business relationship with suppliers.
• Lead test plan development, issue resolution, and lab and in-vehicle testing of drivetrain units.

Qualifications

• A Master/PhD’s degree, in automotive or Mechanical engineer.
• 5+ years of development experience in automotive industry
• Extensive experience with various modes of heat transfer and thermal management materials and techniques, in automotive applications is mandatory.
• Proficiency in CAD/CAE software tools, especially thermal CFD and FEA tools
• Knowledge in developing formulations and verify the simulation by experiment design and measurement task are needed.
• Proficiency in thermal measurement and design validation tools and techniques.
• Proven track record of project and product development.
• Driven to complete project goals on time and deliver quality results; process and detail oriented.
• Clearly understands technical issues and can justify technical decisions using data and analysis.
• Creative thinking and high-level analytical ability.
• Enjoys building a strong team and designing high-quality products.
• Enjoys working in fast pace & diverse work environment, and values candid communication.

Eligibility / Requirements

• Highly motivated mindset as well as a dedicated team spirit and pro-active approach to group problem solving
• Strong accountability and responsibility skills
• Open to travel
• Fluent in English. French or Dutch language skills would be a plus