Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Electric Propulsion

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, an aerospace company in San Jose, CA, seeks a Lead Mechanical Design Engineer to own high power electrical assemblies such as DCDC converters, chargers, and motor controllers. You will drive design from concept to production and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

You have 4+ years of mechanical design experience, a strong NX background, and experience with HV electronics, thermal management, and tolerance-driven manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Mechanical engineering degree or equivalent.
• 4+ years of relevant mechanical design experience.
• Experience designing a high voltage electronic assembly from blank sheet to production.
• Strong design analytical skills: structural, thermal, materials.
• Strong 3D design experience, preferably NX.
• Understanding of electrical design fundamentals.
• Basic Matlab or Python skills.
• Familiarity with thermal/structural FE tools (STAR CCM, ANSYS, ICEPACK, COMSOL).
• Experience with GD&T, reliability, and design for manufacturing.
• Experience with BOMs and engineering change orders.
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing processes (injection molding, stamping, soldering, welding, diecast, PCB fabrication).

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design of high power electrical assemblies from concept to production.
• Collaborate with mechanical, systems, electrical, safety and manufacturing engineers to optimize performance.
• Solve propulsion design challenges like thermal management and HV isolation.
• Complete detailed design of components (housings, brackets, insulation, HV connectors).
• Analyze designs with heat transfer, thermal analysis, structural calculations, and FMEA.
• Develop engineering test plans for designs.
• Create assembly and component drawings and work with suppliers to manufacture your designs.
• Lead engineering prototype builds and design validation testing.

Skills

Mechanical design

Structural analysis

Thermal design

3D design experience

GD&T knowledge

Python or Matlab (basic)

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

NX

STAR CCM

ANSYS

ICEPACK

COMSOL

Job description

Archer, an aerospace company in San Jose, CA, seeks a Lead Mechanical Design Engineer to own high power electrical assemblies such as DCDC converters, chargers, and motor controllers. You will drive design from concept to production and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

You have 4+ years of mechanical design experience, a strong NX background, and experience with HV electronics, thermal management, and tolerance-driven manufacturing.