Staff Thermal Simulation Engineer

Staff Thermal Simulation Engineer Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies Palo Alto, CA Job Details Full-time $167,400 - $209,300 a year 1 day ago Benefits Health insurance Opportunities for advancement Qualifications Data analysis skills Scripting Cross-functional communication Full Job Description Location Palo Alto, California Employment Type Full time Location Type Hybrid Department Technology and Innovation Compensation $167.4K - $209.3K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus The posted salary represents the lowest and highest ranges RV Tech reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position. Any posted salary range pertains only to the estimated starting pay for the role. Actual starting pay is based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, skillset, qualifications, specific competencies, relevant education, and location. About Us Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotive's next chapter. From operating systems to zonal controllers to cloud and connectivity solutions, we're addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technology that will set the standards for software-defined vehicles around the world. The road to the future is uncharted. By combining our expertise across connectivity, AI, security and more, we'll map a new way forward. Working together, we'll create a future that's more connected, more intelligent, more sustainable for everyone. Role Summary Rivian Electrical R D are the backbone of GSD (Getting Stuff Done!) for our Hardware teams. Rivian is continuing to integrate major electrical systems and components and rapidly growing vertically. This growth equals rapid career advancement opportunities for those that love challenges and fast-paced high-performance culture. Responsibilities Lead thermal strategy, conceptualize design, and perform numerical simulations to address a variety of thermal design challenges for leading-edge vehicle electrical hardware. Develop electronic cooling and packaging solutions for next generation vehicle architectures and electronic systems. Define and support best practices for how CFD can be used towards electronic thermal management for high-power requirements. Develop strategies for optimizing thermal and mechanical components by minimizing mass, cost and material usage. Provide detailed and actionable design suggestions including thermal stack-up, cooling layout and material selection to engineers responsible for detailed design of vehicle electronics. Coordinate and work with other analysts across other departments to coordinate analysis methodologies and design constraints. Own and drive thermal methodologies, deliverables and test specifications to support modeling efforts. Work in multidisciplinary teams and drive product and engineering excellence. Qualifications Masters Degree in Mechanical/Thermal Engineering or equivalent; PhD preferred. 4-6+ years of experience in providing electronic cooling solutions, including heat sink design, fan development and evaluation of thermal interface materials. Deep understanding of conduction, convection and radiation. Strong expertise with computational modeling and common CFD analysis tools, such as Flotherm, Ansys Icepack, Star CCM. Experience with flow and measurement techniques. Experience with 3D CAD, scripting and data analysis. Experience with experimental thermal measurements on electronics with tools such as DAQ, LabView, Siemens t3ster, etc. Strong grasp of failure analysis methodologies and experience with product reliability and validation procedures. Experience developing and leading other multidisciplinary engineers. Excellent communication skills across all functions and levels. 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