Thermal Modeling Engineer

Motive Companies
Sunnyvale, CA, US
$163K-$212K a year
Full-time
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Our client's Heat-to-Power R&D team is developing a novel heat-to-power discharge unit for their combined heat and power (CHP) long-duration energy storage product, which will enable them to expand the scope of industrial decarbonization &D team, you will be in charge of thermal modeling of this discharge unit and its subsystems.

Roles & Responsibilities-Conduct thermal and mechanical analyses, including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT), and Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

  • Develop robust heat transfer models to quantify performance of novel heat-engine and CHP product for various geometries, considering thermo-mechanical stress, conduction, radiation, and convection.
  • Collaborate with mechanical design and test engineers to establish thermal and system requirements, inform component selection, and help make the right tradeoffs for manufacturability.
  • Support the development and execution of test plans at both bench and full scale, to validate models.-Define and maintain thermal requirements for components and systems, and contribute to cost and performance roadmaps.
  • Develop and maintain internal design practices and documentation.-As needed, assist with material selection, detailed mechanical design, prototyping and testing.
  • Mentoring junior engineers, sharing thermal intuition and design approaches.Key Qualifications-Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in thermal engineering, with 3+ years of that with focus on CFD and thermal FEA modeling.-Strong knowledge and understanding of heat transfer, fluid dynamics, CFD, transport phenomena, and thermodynamics fundamentals.
  • Experience working collaboratively in teams that built first-of-a-kind hardware systems.-Ability to work both independently and closely in teams, as required.
  • Proficiency in data analysis and presentation.-High level of proficiency in computer-aided design (CAD), preferably SolidWorks.
  • Expert-level proficiency in thermal modeling packages, preferably Ansys.-Attention to detail with strong verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Qualifications Desired-Graduate degree in mechanical engineering, materials science, or equivalent.-Experience with modeling systems with combined heat-transfer modes (conduction, convection, radiation).

Experience with modeling of equipment for high-temperature (>

500 C) environments.-Willingness to stretch into different roles in the team as needed, including mechanical design, material evaluation, prototyping and testing.

Senior level pay range : $138,000 USD - $179,000 / yearStaff level pay range : $163,000 USD - $212,000 / year

30+ days ago
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