Thermal Engineer, Vehicle Design Engineering

Thermal Engineer, Vehicle Design Engineering

Tesla

Berlin, Germany

What You’ll Do

• Develop the fluid dynamics aspects of our ground-breaking powertrain thermal management and HVAC systems.
• High-level system layout and performance scoping.
• Design and simulate the aerodynamic details of flow distribution, pump impellers, fan blades, particulate and gas filtration, water management, heat exchangers and more.
• Develop physics based and analytical models of the thermal management and HVAC systems.
• Mechanical design and packaging of HVAC components to meet system and vehicle requirements while optimizing for efficiency, cost, weight, manufacturability and serviceability.
• Develop component and system level requirements based on vehicle level requirements and customer experience.
• Lead creation of component specifications, component DFMEA, and other technical design documents.
• Develop and execute component and subsystem design verification plans and test methods to validate produce adherence to requirements.
• Ensure vehicles conform to all motor vehicle safety standards governing HVAC operation.

What You’ll Bring

• Education background in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• Strong understanding of turbulent and laminar flows, attached and separated flows, vortex dynamics and other flow behaviors.
• Excellent engineering fundamentals and use of hand calculations to make quick decisions or validate simulation/test results.
• Knowledge of advanced surfacing tools to draw high quality CAD aerodynamic surfaces - CATIA preferred.
• Experience in various types of CFD simulations including RANS, LES, VOF, DEM, CHT and their derivatives.
• Detailed understanding and experience in numerical modeling, particularly regarding solution accuracy, solver stability and robustness.
• Strong coding fundamentals to develop physics-based 1D models, deploy and maintain them over time. Python experience is preferred.
• Demonstrable motivation and ability to solve novel, difficult design problems with tight timing constraints as well as design experience with 10’s-100’s of released component designs.
• Working knowledge of automotive HVAC systems including compressors, HVAC units, fluid transfer components, and vehicle performance testing.
• Good knowledge of high-volume manufacturing processes such as injection molding, stampings, and castings.