Your contribution:

You will provide technical modeling and simulation leadership to design, develop, and support low voltage Li-Ion battery systems for vehicle OEMs. Emphasis will be placed on ensuring mechanical robustness and optimizing thermal performance of Li-Ion battery packs. This role also involves close collaboration with battery system engineers on the conceptual development of battery systems.

Responsibilities: What you will do

Provide expert thermal management system designs and guidance to facilitate the development of Li-Ion battery cells and battery packs.
Provide and/or supervise CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and thermal simulations to predict the performance of the temperature distribution within the cells and battery systems and establish operating ranges and key design parameters.
Optimize the system design to balance cost, performance, mass, volume and thermal efficiency
Provide expert knowledge for defining and executing FEA simulations to validate battery design concepts regarding mechanical robustness
Use 1D systems modeling for early product design planning.
Provide technical guidance to designers, engineers, suppliers, and support personnel as needed
Generate test plans (DVP&R) for thermal, mechanical and durability related requirements. Ensure that designs meet expected functions and failure modes in the full validation of components and battery systems
Assist in the assembly and test of battery systems or prototypes for low volume programs or experiments
Manage engineering documentation to ensure a sensible archive of information including engineering calculations, engineering drawings, intellectual property, DFMEAs (Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis), validation reports, meeting minutes, trip reports, supplier evaluations, and customer documents/communication
Design for manufacturability (DFM) to ensure that the design of all components, and battery systems optimizes the manufacturing process at the battery system assembly, and vehicle level assembly.
Ensure that the design of all components facilities handling throughout the product life cycle from shipping through disassembly and recycling

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: What we look for

MS in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or relevant to position description from an accredited four-year university.
Thermal & Mechanical Modeling and simulation skills.
Solid years of experience in selecting and characterizing thermal materials.
Extensive working experience in thermal and mechanical system design and FEA and CFD simulation , specifically experience with ANSYS and StarCCM+ tools.
Over 3 years of professional experience in CAD (SolidWorks); working experience with MatLab is highly desirable.
Working experience in 1D modeling is preferred.
FEA experience for crash, crush, mechanical shock and vibration analysis desirable.
Experience with Li-Ion battery systems is desired, specifically regarding thermal management and mechanical design.
OE Automotive/Tier 1 experience with systems/assemblies is highly desirable.
Strong Communication and organizational skills.
Fluency in English, German is nice to have.

Benefits: What we offer you

As a technology leader with strong brand (i.e. VARTA® and OPTIMA®), Clarios notably lives on the creativity, capability and satisfaction of its employees. Therefore, we offer people with drive and power many good reasons to join us:

Exciting professional tasks and challenges in a diverse international environment with strong commitment to integrity, values, social engagement and sustainability.
Arrange your working hours and breaks flexible via our flexible and trust-based working hours model and combine your professional and private life even better according to our mobile work policy and company kindergarten.
A competitive remuneration package, including additional payments such as holiday, Christmas as well as company pension program.
Your well-being is very important to us: Take advantage of our preventive health care offers such as fitness center, physiotherapist, modern office environment, healthy canteen, team and company events or hobby clubs.
Stay fit whilst at the same time positively contributing to our environment: Lease your company bike.
Our well-advanced onboarding process and buddy program supports you to quickly grow into the position and team. By using the offering in our Internal Learning Academy, LinkedIn Learning and EMEA Mentoring Program you will be able to further grow professionally and personally.
Last, but not least we support you in relocating and finding a flat in location surrounding if applicable and depending on individual factors.

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About Clarios:

Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. With around 18,000 employees in over 100 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus – advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We work to ensure 100% of our products sold are recyclable, and we recycle 8,000 batteries an hour in our network. Clarios is a Brookfield portfolio company. You can find more information here (PDF).

To all recruitment agencies: Clarios does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Clarios employees or any other company location. Clarios is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.

Clarios, LLC is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law (supplement), and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please email Special.Accommodations@Clarios.com.

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