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Mechanical Thermal Engineer

Location: Santa Clara, CA, United States
Location Type: On-site

Description

POSITION OVERVIEW

Future Energy Technology Center (FETC) is looking for a Mechanical Engineer to work on cooling solutions for low and high-power electronics. You will work on analyzing thermal problems, proposing and designing cooling solutions, performing testing to validate all solutions, and support from design concept to hand-off to production.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Analyze and design thermal management solutions for power electronics devices and other power electronics elements (inductors, capacitors, etc.)
Perform thermal and fluid simulations of cooling solutions in Ansys or similar FEA software
Validate concepts and solutions with experiments in the lab for thermal design
Design to meet all cost and cooling targets
Generating mechanical CAD files

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s or higher Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
Minimum of 5 years of experience in power electronics thermal design
Experience with CAD systems (Solidworks or similar software)
Good knowledge of 3D modeling
Proficient experience in thermal design using FEA software including Icepak, Comsol or SW flow simulation.
Extensive knowledge of heatsinks, fans, TIM, cold plate and heat exchanger design
Proficient Experience with natural convection, forced air convection and liquid cooling projects

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Previous experience in a similar power electronics field in powers ranging from hundreds of Watts to 1MW
Experience in areas of PV (solar) inverters, EV chargers, battery storage, or similar technologies
Experience in low and high-volume production
Experience with static and dynamic mechanical simulations

BENEFITS

Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits. Hybrid work opportunities

Hanwha Q CELLS Technologies, Inc. (HQCT) is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Physical, Mental, & Physical Demands To comply with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the essential physical, mental and environmental requirements for this job are listed below. These are requirements normally expected to perform regular job duties. Incumbent must be able to successfully perform all of the functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Mobility

Standing: 20% of time

Sitting: 70% of time

Walking: 10% of time

Strength

Pulling: up to 10 Pounds

Pushing: up to 10 Pounds

Carrying: up to 10 Pounds

Lifting: up to 10 Pounds

Agility (F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)

Turning: F

Twisting: F

Bending: O

Crouching: O

Balancing: N

Climbing: N

Crawling: N

Kneeling: N

Dexterity (F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)

Typing: F

Handling: F

Reaching: F

The salary range is required by the California Pay Transparency Act and may differ depending on the location of those candidates hired nationwide. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to, skill set, education, licenses and certifications, essential job duties and requirements, and the necessary experience relative to the job’s minimum qualifications.

*This target salary range is for CA positions only and should not be interpreted as an offer of compensation.

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