Senior Mechanical Engineer - Power Electronics

OmniOn Power; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

OmniOn Power seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to design power electronics for datacenter, industrial, and telecom applications. You will drive mechanical/thermal design from concept through high-volume production, including NPI/NTI and issue resolution.

You will report to R&D leadership at OmniOn Power HQ in Plano, TX, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring robust, reliable packaging and manufacturability.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 5 years of engineering design experience focused on power electronics.
• MS degree is a plus for advanced design work.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical and thermal design of power supply products and projects.
• Conduct thermal analysis and tests in the lab with support staff.
• Lead investigations of new design technologies and packaging techniques.
• Create CREO CAD models and 2D drawings for AS/QA teams.
• Facilitate design reviews for PCBs and assemblies during NPI.
• Ensure compliance with thermal, safety, and manufacturing guidelines.
• Prepare invention disclosures to protect IP.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Power electronics

Thermal analysis

CAD modeling

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Master of Science in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CREO 3D

Windchill PDMLink

ICEPAK (ANSYS CFD)

Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer - Power Electronics

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.

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Senior Mechanical Engineer Power Electronics

As a Senior 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.

This role reports to the R&D Manager of Front-End Power Supplies and is located at our OmniOn Power HQ in Plano, TX

Your responsibilities include:

• Own the mechanical and thermal design of new power supply products and new technology demonstration projects
• Conduct thermal analysis and simulations, prepare design reports, tests 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 5 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
• Performance optimization including efficiency, power density, and scalability
• Knowledge of industry standard mechanical Design Practices & Design for Manufacturing guidelines
• Knowledge of IPC 9592B - Requirements for Power Conversion Devices for the Computer and Telecommunications Industries
• Strong oral and written communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to drive projects to completion

About Us

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.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.