Sr. Staff Mechanical Design Engineer

• Design high quality mechanical and electromechanical part and assembly designs efficiently and with good modeling practices
• Produce 2D drawings and 3D CAD models evaluate parts and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary design team suppliers and contract manufacturing partners to develop product prototypes
• Specify key functional and performance requirements; design and execute verification test plans
• Perform mechanical analysis structural FEA vibration and shock analysis FMEA and design verification testing to inform designs and resolve issues and failures in prototype products
• Research analyze implement and test new materials and technologies to support innovative energy storage and system product designs
• Complete documentation for design testing and analysis
• Hands-on fabrication of electromechanical assemblies and prototypes
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to test and troubleshoot prototype designs
• Mentor junior staff

• BS/MS/PhD Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline
• Job title and position level will be determined upon the candidates experience.
• • Minimum experience: BS and 5 years / MS and 3 years / PhD with mechanical design experience for a Senior Engineer
  • BS and 8 years / MS and 6 years / PhD and 3 years mechanical design experience for a Staff Engineer
  • BS and 12 years / MS and 8 years / PhD and 5 years mechanical design experience for a Sr. Staff Engineer
  • Candidates with greater levels of experience may be considered and are encouraged to apply

• Significant experience in product and part mechanical design
• Expertise leveraging various high volume manufacturing approaches such as sheet metal stamping die casting extrusion forging laser welding CNC machining thermoforming silicone/rubber molding injection molding etc.
• Proficiency with structural FEA and analyses for vibration fatigue and load bearing
• Experience designing products for manufacturability and reliability
• High proficiency with an enterprise CAD package (Solidworks preferred)
• Outdoor product design experience for various ingress protection environments
• Good communication and documentation skills
• Ability to work effectively on early-stage product development efforts with ambiguous requirements
• Strong hands-on mechanical prototyping skills
• Ability to take ownership of development tasks and drive them to completion in a timely manner and with high quality to support team success

• Experience with design for energy product mechanical subsystems such as enclosures racking systems busbars high voltage interconnects insulation systems battery chassis electronics mounting thermal management systems and fire protection and containment systems
• Familiarity with common standards for electrical equipment and energy storage systems
• Experience integrating Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assemblies and with MCAD/ECAD import/export tools and processes for collaboration between mechanical engineers and PCB layout engineers
• Experience designing passive and active solutions for thermal management within a product

• Austin TX

The base pay range for this position is $110000 to $167000. This salary range may be modified in the future. The successful candidates starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills experience education or training work location and market conditions. This position is also eligible for bonus equity and benefits.