Thermal Mechanical Engineer Jobs in California

Excellent first principles understanding of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics with relevant experience

Experience in developing numerical models and experimental characterization of thermal/fluid systems and heat exchangers

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Testing – instrumentation, data acquisition, and processing of vehicle HVAC, coolant, refrigerant and other thermal systems

Knowledge/experience with thermal evaluation of electronic systems

BSME minimum (or equivalent experience)

2+ years of related experience in electronics validation

Experience in computer/server system-level set-up and validation

Strong testing, troubleshooting, data summary, documentation, and organization skills

Experience and familiarity in standard methodologies of maintaining, organizing, and improving the usability of an engineering laboratory

Architect and design important thermal management solutions for high power electronics

Ownership of elements of product and engineering program management especially in early project phases

Design experience with systems with critical thermal requirements

Experience designing parts with high cosmetic requirements

5+ years direct or equivalent work experience in Product Design

Experience with Computational Fluid Dynamics for thermal simulations (e.g., Ansys, ICEPAK, FloTHERM) or an equivalent software

Experience designing/testing/characterizing refrigeration components and systems

Experience with developing refrigeration component and system numerical models

Knowledge of automotive thermal and HVAC systems including compressors, HVAC assembly, heat exchangers, fluid transfer components, refrigerant types, etc

Experience with scripting language like Python to query and analyze data

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Identify viable thermal designs, conduct trade studies and establishing thermal requirements, hardware specifications, and installation instructions.

Experience with computer aided design tools.

Working experience in a student engineering internship programs in a thermal, fluid mechanics, or space engineering domain.

Working experience with natural and forced convection, linear conduction, radiation and numerical algorithms;

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.

Quantify required thermal resources and partner with other subsystem engineers to establish interface agreements.

• Role includes pre- and post- sales support, troubleshooting, debug, qualification, and communicating failure analysis results

• Clearly communicate abstract concepts to customers with a wide range of technical and non-technical backgrounds

• Conduct thermal analysis and validate hydraulic-thermal models

• Drive product design development incorporating design rules, performance optimization and manufacturing for HVM (high volume manufacturing)

• Multi-tasking of numerous customer opportunities with the ability to prioritize efforts

• Must understand customer design cycles to drive our product design-in opportunities

Ø Should have experience in Electronics cooling and packaging.

Ø Should have 1 – 10 years of experience in Solidworks and Flotherm XT

Ø Experience in ICEPAK will be an added advantage.

Excellent package will be offered for the right candidate.

Ø Indian Engineers in the US are preferred.

Develop component and system level requirements based on vehicle level requirements and customer experience

Manage suppliers and projects to ensure timely program deliverables within budget

Develop and execute component and subsystem design verification plans and test methods to validate produce adherence to requirements

BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience

Outstanding design, packaging and 3D modeling skills - CATIA preferred

Working knowledge of automotive HVAC systems including compressors, HVAC units, fluid transfer components, and vehicle performance testing