The information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications. About Ample: Are you ready to make a global impact? Ample, Inc. is a cutting-edge electric vehicle battery swapping company at the forefront of sustainable transportation solutions. Our mission is to accelerate the global transition to clean and efficient mobility by revolutionizing the way EVs are powered. At Ample, we utilize advanced robotics to enable rapid and cost-effective modular battery swapping, making powering your electric car as convenient as a gas station visit. Our passionate team of technologists, designers, and environmental advocates is dedicated to addressing one of the most pressing challenges of our era. Join Ample and be part of our mission to make this accessible to billions of vehicles worldwide. About the Role: At Ample, you'll be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on the world. Our commitment to sustainability and cutting-edge technology offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of transportation. We value innovation and collaboration, and we provide a supportive work environment where your ideas can thrive. As a Mechanical Systems Simulation Engineer on the Ample team, you will work on cutting-edge battery and robotic systems for mass production. Our ideal candidate loves solving challenging problems for real-world applications. You will work in close collaboration with mechanical, electrical, mechatronics, thermal, and test engineers towards the design and development of the next battery modules and charging/swapping systems. What You'll Do: Multi-body system modeling for modal, static, transient, fatigue, explicit, crash simulation Hyper-elastic material, sheet metal modeling for explicit, crash, and crush simulation Provide static and transient structural safety assessment and design improvement direction Conduct durability evaluations based on modal, vibration, impact & fatigue Evaluate safety under crash & crush events (LS-Dyna, explicit simulation) Help guide experimental validation and testing from simulation results What You'll Bring: Minimum of 3 years industrial or academic work experience with structural / durability / crash simulations Strong technical and theoretical background in structure, material, fatigue, crash Master's degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, physics, chemistry, or electrical engineering, PhD Experience with 3D simulation software: Ansys suite (Mechanical, LS-Dyna), Star-CCM+, COMSOL multi-physics, etc. Bonus Skills: Experience with electrical modeling of battery packs, modules, and cells (ECM, ROM, MSMD) is a plus Experience with thermal modeling of battery packs, modules, and cells (Cooling/Heating, Air/Liquid/PCM) is a plus Experience running simulation cases in an HPC multi-core cluster environment Experience on complicated system simulation with several hundred parts or more (contact condition, conformal mesh) Proficiency in Python, C programming Expertise in modeling assemblies and modules in tight tolerance We are an equal opportunity and E-verified employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

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