Power Electronics Mechanical Design Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Scotts Valley (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Mechanical Engineer in Scotts Valley, CA to design, develop, and validate medium-voltage power electronics systems. You will own parts from concept through high-volume production and perform CAD, prototyping, testing, and hands-on work.

You will collaborate with electrical, test, and manufacturing teams, as well as external suppliers, to deliver reliable, manufacturable solutions. Strong fundamentals in engineering and electronics are essential.

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 (CATIA V6/3DX preferred).
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Design mass-manufacturable parts and assemblies for power converters, such as enclosures, plastics, heatsinks, insulators, transformers, connectors, PCBAs, bolted joints, and adhesive joints.
• Own parts and assemblies from initial concept to high volume production.
• Design with a first principles approach, optimizing parts through analysis (e.g. structural, thermal, tolerance).
• Create 3D designs and 2D drawings using CATIA V6/3DX.
• Perform hands-on work such as prototyping and testing.
• Collaborate with different engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and reliability teams, as well as external partners and suppliers.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or similar

Tools

CATIA V6/3DX

3D CAD

FEA/CFD tools (Ansys, MATLAB, Python, Simulink)

Job description

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Mechanical Engineer in Scotts Valley, CA to design, develop, and validate medium-voltage power electronics systems. You will own parts from concept through high-volume production and perform CAD, prototyping, testing, and hands-on work.

You will collaborate with electrical, test, and manufacturing teams, as well as external suppliers, to deliver reliable, manufacturable solutions. Strong fundamentals in engineering and electronics are essential.