Lead Mechanical Engineer – Power Electronics

OmniOn Power Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

OmniOn Power Inc. seeks a Lead Mechanical Engineer - Power Electronics to design innovative power supplies for data centers, industrial and telecom applications from concept to high-volume production. You will lead NPI/NTI efforts, resolve customer issues, and sustain existing products.

The role requires a BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 7+ years in power electronics design; MS is a plus. Proficiency in CREO, Windchill, and ANSYS CFD is preferred.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 7 years of engineering design experience with focus on power electronics.
• Experience with CREO, Windchill, and ANSYS CFD for thermal analysis.
• Design and manufacture of AC/DC or DC/DC power electronics products including PCB layout.

Responsibilities

• Design innovative power supply products for data centers and telecom from concept to high-volume production.
• Lead NPI/NTI programs, resolve customer issues and sustain existing products.
• Create CAD models and 2D drawings, perform thermal simulations and tests.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead design reviews for PCBs and assemblies.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Power electronics

Leadership / mentoring

CREO CAD

PCB design & layout

Education

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

MS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (preferred)

Tools

CREO 3D modeling

Windchill PDMLink

ICEPAK (ANSYS CFD)

Job description

We empower smarter business operations by connecting equipment, software, and services to protect, control and optimize assets within electrical infrastructures. The business provides customers, across various industries, with end-to-end product and service solutions ensuring the reliability and protection of their electrical infrastructure. We provide the latest industry insights and technology to develop solutions needed to meet customers evolving challenges, including innovative critical power solutions designed for high reliability and performance. Our culture is one of quality and operational excellence fueled and supported by talented people, tools and processes, and expertise.

As a Lead Mechanical Engineer - Power Electronics, you will design innovative power supply products for datacenters, industrial and telecommunications from concept realization through introduction of products into high volume production. These will include New Product Introduction (NPI), New Technology Introduction (NTI), resolving customer issues, and sustaining existing products. Reporting to the R&D/ Senior Technical Manager, this position will be expected to demonstrate leadership globally.

Your responsibilities include:

• Develop new products, thermal analysis and simulation, design documentation, as well as testing and characterization of the design in the lab with the help of your technical support staff
• Lead investigations and qualifications of new design technologies and power electronics packaging techniques to improve power density and efficiency
• Create CAD models in a linked model environment using CREO
• Create definitions of parts, sub-assemblies, and top-level end items in the form of 2D drawings, 3D models, tolerance stack-ups to support analysis, manufacturing, assembly, tooling, and inspection
• Facilitate design reviews for printed circuit boards and assemblies during the NPI process
• Ensure compliance with established design guidelines for thermal management, printed circuit board design, safety, manufacturing efficiency, quality and reliability
• Prepare invention disclosures to protect intellectual property
• Mentor junior engineers

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 7 years of engineering design experience, with focus on power electronics applications

Desired Requirements:

• Master of Science degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• Proven experience in the design and manufacture of AC/DC or DC/DC power electronics products including PCB layout, design for safety and manufacturing
• PTC CREO 3D modeling / Windchill PDMLink ICEPAK (ANSYS CFD) thermal analysis
• Conduction, convection (passive and active), and radiation thermal optimization techniques using modeling techniques and CFD thermal simulation
• A thorough understanding of heat management including heatsink and coldplate design and fan selection, as well as flow and thermal measurement techniques

We are a customer-first provider of innovative critical power solutions. Our product portfolio is designed for high reliability and performance, and our services team is a trusted partner with exceptional domain expertise backed by a proven track record. Our customers rely on us to provide the latest industry insights and technology, to develop solutions needed to meet their evolving challenges. We are looking for passionate and talented people who are interested in helping our customers realize the full potential of 5G, support expansive data center demands, and power Industry 4.0. Our culture is one that we have fostered over many years; one of quality and operational excellence which is fueled and supported by our talented people, tools and processes, and our “know how.” Our customers value and recognize these attributes and because of it, have maintained deep and long-standing relationships with us.