Apple
Battery Thermal Engineer
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- No minimum number of years stated; preferred: 10+ years relevant industry experience.
- Education
- MS degree; PhD preferred.
About the job
Develops thermal performance models and simulations for battery systems, guiding product design and improving thermal performance across Apple products.
What you'll do
- Develop thermal, CFD, and multiphysics finite element models of battery cells, packs, and BMS subsystems.
- Run simulations to guide design trade-offs, evaluate thermal conditions, and validate results with physical testing.
- Build reusable simulation workflows and collaborate on simulation-driven design, including exploration of AI/ML in physics-based simulations.
What they ask for
- MS degree.
- Experience in thermal/CFD engineering simulations.
- Experience with Ansys electronics desktop (AEDT) - IcePak.
- Experience coding in Python.
Nice to have
- PhD and 10+ years relevant industry experience.
- Experience with transient thermal simulations, AI/ML, or tools including NX, Comsol, and Cadence/Allegro.
Pay
USD $184,700 to $324,800 base salary
Tools
Thermal, CFD, finite element (FE), Ansys electronics desktop (AEDT) - IcePak, Python, NX, Comsol, Cadence/Allegro
AI focus
Explore application of AI/ML in physics-based simulations; preferred experience includes surrogate modeling and digital twin.
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