Powertrain Modeling & Simulation Engineer

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for assembling and developing an eVTOL powertrain simulation for use in an integrated simulation environment.
• The simulation will include models of battery pack power and thermal conditions during discharge and charging, motor-inverter power draw and thermal conditions, modeling intermittent power draws from vehicle subsystems, supporting vehicle-level efficiency improvement and design optimization, and establishing conditions for system evaluation to drive design or performance prediction.
• Liaise with the drive unit (motor, gearbox, inverter) and battery/BMS teams to build models of those systems at the appropriate fidelity for a multidisciplinary simulation environment
• Lead the powertrain model validation effort
• Support vehicle level trade studies involving the electric propulsion system
• Support design and analysis activities to verify business and regulatory requirements will be met with high confidence

What You Need

• BS in an Engineering discipline required. MS or PhD in an Engineering discipline highly desirable
• 8+ years of multi-physics simulation experience, or 5+ years of experience with powertrain simulation
• Expert in numerical modeling and dynamic simulation of complex systems
• Experience modeling battery energy storage systems and/or electric propulsion systems
• Proficient in at least one programming/scripting language (e.g. MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or Julia)
• Experience building surrogate models based on high fidelity disciplinary simulations
• Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills
• Experience in a fast-paced design environment

Bonus Qualifications

• Numerical Optimization experience
• Familiar with 14 CFR Part 33 and RTCA DO-311A