Job Description

REQ ID: 119102
JOB TITLE: Aero/Thermal Engineer
SALARY: Competitive
POSTING END DATE: 27th September 2023
LOCATION: Warwickshire

JLR is harnessing technology to make driving smarter, safer and cleaner. You can help create a world in which responsible, sustainable vehicles revolutionise the driving experience for generations. Our vision is to leverage the incredible potential of technology to build vehicles that not only offer a premium, all-encompassing digital experience, but that also make our customers lives better.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The Vehicle Efficiency Definitions team is part of the Vehicle Efficiency group within Vehicle Architecture and Vehicle Engineering. In conjunction with the Program Delivery teams, the Vehicle Efficiency Definitions team is responsible for delivery of the Vehicle Efficiency across all vehicle programmes and the development of associated toolsets. The Vehicle Efficiency definitions teams is responsible for tools, methods, standards, test procedures and CAE capabilities linked to functions of Energy Management, Thermal Energy Management, Heat protection, Aerodynamics, Water- & dirt management, Weights delivery, Road loads delivery, Aero-acoustics.

The team also leads features, capabilities and complex systems engineering within JLR for functions relevant to energy efficiency, thermal energy management, charging thermal robustness, component thermal robustness, control strategy development, thermal performance, airflow management, brake cooling, infotainment thermal management etc

The Vehicle Efficiency CAE Engineer is responsible for tool developments and its deployment into mainstream delivery. They are also responsible for, where necessary, analysis and technical data delivery to support the attribute targets, feature delivery and system delivery. The engineer may also need to develop toolsets for data analytics from customer telematics teams for attribute quality assessments. They will be required to develop, communicate and provide analytical output to efficiency Product Owners as well the Thermal Energy Management lead engineers. They will support the team with results and recommendations including technical reports and presentations as required.

The successful candidate will be expected to work closely with the Efficiency Product Owners, Thermal Lead Engineers, Control system teams, Subject Matter Experts (SME\'s) and Technical Specialists (TS\'s), and TASE ODEC (Offshore Design Engineering Centre) and liaise with interfacing teams within Climate Systems, Powertrain Cooling Systems, Powerpack CAE, Battery systems CAE, EDU systems CAE etc, all in support of delivering the Vehicle Efficiency to meet our customers\' expectations.

WHAT YOU\'LL NEED

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Educated to Degree level

• A very good understanding of thermodynamic principles.

• Experience in one or more of the areas of system modelling, Matlab & Simulink,1D CAE, co-simulation techniques, Design of experiments. (outline applications with a project that you have delivered; authored external papers or publications are acceptable references)

• Some exposure to statistical and data tools; Data analysis of large data pools.

• Knowledge of vehicle systems and their functions.

• Experience in reduced order modelling, model linearization

Desirable:

• Experience in Vehicle Electrification.

• A proven track record of CFD/CAE simulation methods development.

• State space model development

• Experience in the use of 1D CAE software, ideally GT Cool

• Any SysML languages and its associated applications, example Rhapsody or Catia Magic

• Any experience is delivering projects for xIL rigs, creating real time models for the rigs compatible with the control system harnesses

• Experience in working in an agile or scrum methodology including use of JIRA for task management

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you\'ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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