Take your next career step at ABB E-Mobility with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. Our teams purpose is to enable and enhance the future of sustainable mobility. We are team of enthusiastic and versatile professionals. We are making sure that our charging products and platforms leads on the market around the world with best-in-class user experience, high flexibility to offer various use cases and is supporting low total cost of ownership. We are looking for an R&D Thermal Engineer to be part of our R&D Department in San Giovanni Valdarno.

Your Responsibilities

• You lead the thermal design of new projects from the concept to the final design 

• You are responsible to validate the thermal design of the products through numerical simulations and experiments, based on internal procedure and projects KPI 

• You work with the mechanical and software department to achieve the needs. 

• You work with the testing engineers to define the thermal tests layout, testing procedure, as well as select the sensors type to be used  

• You work with our suppliers’ patterns to find the best thermal solutions and create the protypes to finalize for production. 

• You look for innovative thermal management solutions  

Your Background

• You have a master’s degree in physics, mechanical, energy engineering or equivalent, with a solid know how in fluid mechanics and heat transfer phenomena.  

• With at least 3-5 years of experience in a medium-high range company focus on design and testing as Thermal Engineer or equivalent. 

• You have strong experience in numerical modelling, design and testing of liquid to air heat exchangers, cooling of power electronic devices through air cooling, liquid cooling, multiphase cooling (is a plus). 

• You have experience analyzing and processing experimental data for correlations development and models validation as well. 

• You are and advanced user of CFD/CFX simulation tools mainly applied to heat transfer problems and heat conduction as well (ANSYS CFD and SolidWork Flow Simulation are preferred). 

• You are a good user of 3D CAD system, in particular SolidWorks. 

• Having experience in fan acoustic noise measurements and numerical simulation through FEM software is a plus. 

• You feel comfortable in the lab, collaborating with testing engineers for mockups design and thermal test setup for products validation.  

• You are a passion person with a lot of flexibility and creativity to accept proactively the daily challenges to provide the best solution. A creative problem solving is your key success factor. You have to be comfortable in a Start-up mindset insert into a global strong company. Agility, as capacity to change direction fast, is the recommended soft skill to drive the success of the business. Team working in an international context is your main support.  

• You are fluent in English, written and spoken

What’s in it for you?

Work with the best specialists in their field, in a diverse environment with unparalleled global reach. Feel inspired by our fast growth. You will have the accountability to own your part in enabling a future of sustainable and efficient mobility. You can also count on a competitive compensation package in line with your capabilities and experience. Diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities are at the core of what we do. We celebrate different experiences and perspectives, and we aim to empower everyone in the creation of sustainable solutions for people all over the world. Our individual differences make us successful. 

About ABB E-Mobility 

ABB E-mobility is a world leader in EV charging technology and a partner of choice for the world’s biggest electric vehicle OEMs and nationwide EV charging network operators. With a strong R&D pipeline, our robust product portfolio of innovative holistic solutions – from grid to charge point and domestic installations to large fleet depots – means we are actively enabling the future of E-Mobility, not just predicting it.