Thermal Engineer - Phoenix, United States - Protech Staffing Services, Inc.

Description

Unlock the Future of Thermal Engineering as a Lead Engineer for our Electric Vehicle Division

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Are you ready to lead the charge in shaping the thermal future of electric vehicle systems? We are on a mission to revolutionize the world of sustainable mobility, and we need a Senior Thermal Project Engineer to be at the forefront of this transformation.

JOB TITLE: Lead Engineer - Thermal (Electric Vehicle Division)

DEPARTMENT: Product Engineering

REPORTS TO: Vice President, Engineering

COMPENSATION: Salary $120K - $150K, Benefits, and Company Stock Options

Contact: Caroline at (XXX) XXX-XXXX

SUMMARY:

As a Lead Engineer, you will champion our efforts by utilizing engineering

rigor to conceive, design, develop, validate, troubleshoot, and support the launch of thermal hardware throughout the product development cycle from concept through production and

sustainment. You will work closely with counterparts from Purchasing, Quality Assurance,

Manufacturing, and other cross-functional engineering teams to ensure the delivery of release packages on time, will be responsible for tracking and resolving open issues to be effectively

and consistently coordinated with the Program Management team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• You will report to the Director of Thermal Systems, with the responsibility of

contributing to the design, development, and validation testing of system

components within the Mobile Charging Unit (MCU) platform, the heart of our

value proposition.

• Lead an agile team of Engineers to execute proper product development and

engineering documentation across multiple projects. You will also be an

individual contributor as defined by the Manager of Thermal Systems.

• Follows and contributes to continual improvement of the product development

process.

• Define and Document Requirements for the Thermal System that includes

customer, company, industry specifications, and regulations.

• Interpret and Communicate Simulation Results for Thermal System optimization.

Software platforms may include Simulink (MathWorks), Flonex and Fluent

(ANSYS), and SimSolid (ALTAIR).

• Detail and perform the Design Validation Plan based on vehicle/system design

specifications incorporating company/industry/regulatory standards, test

procedures and material specifications.

• Perform DFMEA studies and work with test engineers to validate your designs.
• Follow and contribute to continual improvement of the product development

process.

• Collaborate with cross-functional product teams (systems integration, electrical,

battery, CAE/Analytics, manufacturing, testing, configuration management), in

concert with vendors, on the complete life cycle of the project through product

launch, and implementation of lessons learned on subsequent products.

• Apply fundamental thermal physics to lead the progression of design maturity

from initial concept to product launch, to next concept.

• Lead definition of appropriate system-level engineering targets to meet function,

quality, and attribute requirements of the program.

• Ability to develop, research, and adhere to vehicle/product requirements

documentation that incorporates customer, company, and industry standards

and regulations.

• Package Thermal components optimally within limited space and lead resolution

of packaging incompatibilities through collaboration with cross-functional teams.

• Ability to lead or perform mechanical test planning and reporting in coordination

with the Test and Validation team responsible for test execution. This may also

include the management of test procedures with third-party test facilities.

• Lead resolution of design, attribute, or packaging incompatibilities through deep

collaboration with cross-functional teams.

• Troubleshoot and resolve validation issues.
• Support product launch and pre-production builds (both virtual and physical).
• Establish relationships with existing and future suppliers, traveling for occasional

supplier visits.

• Identify opportunities for cost and mass optimization, leading change requests

through implementation.

• Be able to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Develop & manage thermal specifications and requirements (at subsystem and

component levels).

• Decompose requirements from system and subsystem levels into lower-level

requirements.

• Mentor early-career Thermal Systems Engineers through the product

development process.

• Standardize Thermal Systems Engineering approaches.
• Own the verification and validation of Thermal requirements, in collaboration

with the Thermal test engineers.

• Establish relationships with existing and future suppliers, traveling for occasional

supplier visits.

MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adept in

pivoting to overcome obstacles while successfully delivering complete solutions

with minimal supervision across multiple simultaneous projects.

• Personal energy and passion for engineering great products and a "Get -it-done

right the first time" attitude.

• A Bachelor's (required) or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (preferred),

Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or an equivalent combination of

education and experience.

• 5-10 years experience in the automotive industry with emphasis on design

release and/or integration across multiple engineering disciplines. Experience in

all stages of the product lifecycle is preferred.

• Strong technical background in the thermal sciences related to vehicle HVAC

systems, motor drive / inverter applications, and battery systems (e.g. vent gas

and fire propagation, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and material response in

fire).

• Excellent leadership skills that can drive a team to act quickly and decisively.

Strong sense of accountability and ownership. Ability to work in a

multidisciplinary environment.

• Ability to specify thermal management components based on requirements and

specifications for the rest of the systems.

• Engineering knowledge of defined requirements and validation of

component(s)/system(s) design, function, performance, production &

manufacturing requirements, testing, and validation.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in all stages of the product lifecycle.
• Familiarity with battery-based EV charging systems.
• Ability to perform thermal analytics and simulations (Simulink, Flownex, Fluent,

Accusolve)

• Experience creating multi-component virtual physics-based simulation models for

basic viability and the ability to work with the CAE simulation team to incorporate

feedback on more complex models.

• Working knowledge of GD&T, RSS tolerancing, FMEA, DVP&R, DFSS, DFA, DFM,

APQP, and engineering problem resolution. Prior experience signing off on

related drawings and engineering documentation.

• Proficient in Siemens NX / Team Center with a robust knowledge base of change

management processes.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $120, $150,000.00 per year