Senior/Staff Mechanical Engineer, Power Electronics

The role

You will design, develop, and validate medium-voltage power electronics systems. You will design parts and assemblies using a first principles approach through CAD, analysis, prototyping, and testing.

What you will do

• Design mass-manufacturable parts and assemblies for power converters
• Own parts and assemblies from initial concept to high volume production
• Optimize parts through analysis such as structural, thermal, and tolerance
• Create 3D designs and 2D drawings using CATIA V6/3DX
• Perform hands-on work such as prototyping and testing
• Collaborate with electrical, manufacturing, and reliability teams and external suppliers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or similar
• 4+ years of full-time industry experience
• Demonstrated exceptional ability designing mechanical parts or assemblies
• Demonstrated exceptional ability working with 3D CAD
• Strong engineering fundamentals including a basic understanding of electronics
• Experience designing electromechanical parts or assemblies
• Experience with high volume manufacturing and processes such as fastening, sheet metal bending, stamping, injection molding, diecasting, extruding, and dispensing
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Nice to have

• Experience with CATIA V6/3DX
• Experience designing power electronics converters
• Experience with PCBAs, connectors, fuses, and other electronic components
• Experience with FEA, CFD, multi-physics modeling, or associated software (Ansys, MATLAB, Python, Simulink, StarCCM, etc.)
• Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis
• Experience with reliability and validation testing, as well as DFMEAs
• Experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) and controlled release processes
• Experience with medium voltage (34.5kV) or grid-related products, such as converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, insulation, and shielding

Benefits

• Competitive compensation (salary and equity)
• Benefits

About the company

Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. They aim to build better converters to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid.