Senior Cell Thermal Engineer

Your role and your team:

We are looking for an outstanding Senior Cell Thermal Engineer with proven industry and research track record to join our innovative team and shape the future of urban e-mobility.

Take ownership of thermal, electric, ageing and failure mode analysis of battery cells. Simulate and correlate complete battery cell, module, and pack designs with analytical calculations and numerical methods.

In this position you will report directly to the Team Lead - Energy and Environmental and become part of the rapidly growing Calculation Department, working closely with engineers from various disciplines in the cross-functional Cell Technology Team.  

Your Day to Day:

• Evaluate supplier cell designs and generate summarized insights from simulations, supporting program milestones and cell supplier steering and scouting
• Develop state of the art tools and methods to predict thermal, and degradation behavior of batteries
• Predict capacity loss, resistance rise, pressure  chance, etc. as a function of the stress, temperature, and power trajectory
• Analyse normal and emergency thermal operation limits
• Model thermal runaway reaction kinetics to predict gas and heat generation as a crucial input to battery module and pack design
• Skillfully mix and match data driven approaches and mechanistic physics-based models
• Cover the complete spectrum from simple engineering models to complex multiphysics models and select goal oriented from it
• Perform uncertainty quantification incorporating cell-to-cell variations
• Collaborate with test engineers to develop test plans and procedures with proper level of instrumentation to allow repeated and consistent generation of validation data
• Document models, assumptions, and intended usage
• Stay up-to-date on lithium-ion battery research 

Your Profile:

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in an Engineering Discipline, Math, Physics, Chemistry or Material Sciences
• Knowledge of all cell parts and their detailed functions and interaction
• Experience in stand-alone or coupled thermal and degradation analysis of battery systems
• Solid understanding and working knowledge of fundamental physics and numerical methods underpinning all software used
• Extensive mathematical knowledge and experience in statistical analysis, reduced order modeling and machine learning techniques
• Skilled Python programmer
• Demonstrated research capability to solve challenging problems
• High level self-reliance with the ability to work in a team, as well as autonomously 
• Target-oriented, driven work style with analytic problem-solving skills
• Fluent English language skills are essential

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