Lead Thermal Engineer

Company: A battery design company developing the first long-term full-scale battery solution for powering the home

Opportunity: The above client is looking for a Lead Mechanical/Thermal Engineer to join their team designing products that optimize battery and power electronics systems

Requirements: Strong thermal analysis fundamentals, with the ability to evaluate the thermal capability of the battery designs

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Overview

The right individual for this role will take ownership of the thermal design process from concept through modeling, part design, prototype/test, and high volume manufacture. This is a hands-on position that will require working cross-functionally with teams such as electrical, mechanical, and system engineers to create the most compelling product offering in terms of specification, performance, and cost. Strong multi-tasking skills is key for success in this fast-paced environment.

Core Responsibilities

• Come up with concepts for cooling and heating
• Perform feasibility analysis with hand calculations
• Use FEA and CFD as appropriate to optimize your design
• Test prototypes
• Implement your design for high-volume manufacturing

Required Experience

• 3+ years of thermal analysis experience with a focus on battery management systems (BMS) and power electronics
• Demonstrated success solving complicated thermal problems
• Strong CAD skills, ability to use FEA and CFD appropriately to solve thermal problems, GD&T
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline

Preferred Experience

• At least 1 complete product cycle of bringing a product to market, ideally in mid to high volume
• Experience designing for one or more high volume manufacturing processes
• Experience using Onshape CAD software
• Familiarity with UL Standards including 1973 and 9540

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