Senior Thermal Mechanical Design Engineer
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Modern Electron has an immediate opening for a Senior Thermal Mechanical Design Engineer to support product engineering.
In this role, you will work closely with an internal team and external development partners and contractors to develop product designs that meet performance, cost, and schedule specifications. You will perform thermo-mechanical design and analysis (FEA), prepare design sketches, CAD models, and drawings; select materials; and develop device, subsystem, and component specifications.
Modern Electron is a sustainable heat and power technology company that helps buildings and homeowners save money, reduce carbon emissions, and increase resiliency during power outages. Its technology transforms boilers’ and furnaces’ heat into power for use onsite, reducing wasted energy. >$40MM venture capital is committed to our vision. We have enormous potential for learning, impact, and growth in a small and collaborative team setting. We value our ability to move fast to outpace larger companies and achieve what they cannot.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Create thermal-mechanical designs of devices and components
- Perform first order hand calculations and use FEA to model device and component performance, including steady-state and transient heat transfer and thermal-mechanical stress analysis, and creep and fatigue studies etc.
- Perform tolerance analysis as required to ensure intended assembly performance
- Assist in developing device assembly strategies, methods, and associated processes
- Interface closely with multidisciplinary experimental and computational teammates to iterate on designs and validate models
- Create mechanical drawings for components, subsystems, and assemblies
- Construct and conduct parametric trade-off studies and communicate results to teammates
- Play a major role in the evaluation, design, and analysis of next-generation thermionic converters
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- 5+ years of thermal mechanical design engineering experience in an industrial and/or commercial environment
- 3+ years experience in the design and analysis of high temperature devices or components
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with thermal-mechanical FEA using analysis tools such as ANSYS workbench
- Understanding of heat transfer (conduction, convection, and radiation) and mechanics of materials
- Experience utilizing laboratory and field test data to validate models
- Experience with high temperature materials and applications above 1000C
- Hands-on experience using CAD tools (SolidWorks preferred) in the creation of complex mechanical models, mechanical drawings, and assembly drawings
- Hands-on experience with Engineering Document Management software
- Excellent problem solving and communication skills
- Impeccable written and verbal communication
- Ability and enthusiasm to work as part of a highly collaborative, dynamic, and diverse team
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or similar
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's Degree with 10+ years of industry experience
- Understanding of metal to metal and metal to ceramic joining methods and joint design
- Understanding of manufacturing processes used to produce mechanical hardware products and/or experience with DFM/DFA, including ceramics
- Hands-on experience designing vacuum systems/ devices
- Familiarity with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and its application toward the creation of fabrication drawings for mechanical parts
- Python programming experience
- Experience working in a startup environment
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
We are an equal opportunity employer