
Sr. Thermal Multi-physics Engineer, Battery
Role:
- Be part of a passionate and highly driven team of multi-disciplinary engineers developing the next generation Lucid Battery and High Voltage components.
- Own and maintain state of art thermo-electric models of high voltage components such as PCB board, busbars, power modules, etc.
- Perform advanced FEA and CFD simulations to evaluate and optimize thermo-electric and thermal-structural design across different devices at the component and system level.
- Work cross functionally between various technical teams to evaluate concepts for future designs.
- Develop optimization methods for high voltage components and assemblies to maximize system efficiency while minimizing mass and cost of the system.
- Support design engineers in making sure the parts meet design requirements.
- Perform post-test reviews and correlate the CAE predictions to test results.
- Develop and apply advanced methodologies with smart analysis techniques to speed up the development cycle.
Qualifications:
- Experience with ANSYS Icepak, ANSYS Mechanical and/or ANSYS Fluent and for meshing, solving, and post processing.
- Knowledge of multidisciplinary CAE and modeling of thermal, thermo-electric and thermal-structural.
- Experience in electro-thermal modeling of electronic components e.g., PCB boards, power modules and busbars
- Strong knowledge of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and Mechanical/Electrical engineering fundamentals
- Geometry cleanup skills in a CAD package (Catia or SpaceClaim preferred).
- Excellent communication skills with people of varying technical ability in your field
- A strong desire to create the very best product, working as an integral part of a very capable team.
- The capability to design experiments to validate your analysis and ideas.
- Strong documentation practices
Preferred:
- Experience with electronics packaging design and analysis
- Experience designing thermal management systems for electronics.
- Experience in HV battery design and optimization
- Proficiency using FEA preprocessing tools – Hypermesh, ANSA, Simlab.
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, Python, COMSOL and other simulation tool
- Additional fields of experience (electromagnetics, structural statics/dynamics, material science, electro-chemical).
- Experience in: GTSuite, TaiTherm, StarCCM, Catia/3DExperience, Optimus, OptiSLang, or other engineering software.
- Practical hands-on experience with validation and experimental measurements including design of experiments.
- Experience with multi-objective optimization and process automation software.
Education:
- Bachelors or Masters/PhD degree preferred in mechanical engineering or related engineering field
- More than 3 years of academic and applied experience in CFD, FEA and multi-physics CAE with aMasters/PhD degree in mechanical engineering or related engineering field
- More than 5 years of academic and applied experience in CFD, FEA and multi-physics CAE with a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering or related engineering field
Base Pay Range (Annual)
$140,000 - $192,500 USD
Additional Compensation and Benefits: Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs. (Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)
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