Thermal Specialist

At Alfa Laval, we always go that extra mile to overcome the toughest challenges. Our driving force is to accelerate success for our customers, people, and planet. You can only achieve that by having dedicated people with a curious mind. Curiosity is the spark behind great ideas. And great ideas drive progress.
As a member of our team, you thrive in a truly diverse workplace based on empowerment. You are here to make a difference. Constantly building bridges to the future with sustainable solutions that have an impact on our planet’s most urgent problems. Making the world a better place. Every day.
About the job
We offer an interesting job opportunity within Business Unit Brazed & Fusion Bonded Heat Exchangers for you who enjoys working with development for Key Customers in a Global Market. You will be based in Lund and report to the R&D Manager for Fusion bonded Heat Exchangers (FHE) in Lund.
As Thermal Specialist in the FHE team, you will work with development of new fusion bonded heat exchangers.
You will work mainly in project form in very close cooperation with our Development Engineers, Application Specialists and Laboratory Technicians. Your main responsibility area will be the thermal design of the heat exchanger where thermal prognosis, simulation and validation of the product towards the application- and thermal requirements are important activities.
Key tasks
Participate in development projects as part of a cross-functional project team where the thermal aspects will be your responsibility area
Thermal prognosis and analysis, CFD simulations, thermal test specification, evaluations and problem solving are typical tasks and will be part of your everyday activities
You will work in close cooperation with other Thermal Specialists, Design Engineers and Application Specialists as well as key customers
You will have international contacts, mainly in Italy



Who you are
You are self-driven and enjoy learning. Your education is a Master’s Degree or PhD within Mechanical or Chemical engineering, preferably skilled in fluid mechanics heat transfer and/or thermodynamics.
To succeed in this role, we see that you have at least a few years of working or research experience within the field and preferably experience of CFD simulations and development project activities. Application knowledge within air conditioning and heat pump systems is well appreciated.
As a person, you are creative with analytical skills and have a big interest in technology. Since you will work with colleagues and customers in an international environment, you should be fluent in written and spoken English.
What’s in it for you
We can offer you a challenging role as Thermal Specialist in an international, open, and friendly work environment. We focus on performance and support personal and professional development through well-established people development processes and opportunities.