Senior Mechanical Engineer, Power Electronics & Production

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Scotts Valley (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and validate medium-voltage power electronics systems. You will own parts from concept through high-volume production, using a first-principles approach and hands-on prototyping.

The role requires 4+ years of experience, strong CAD skills (CATIA V6/3DX preferred), and the ability to collaborate with multiple engineering teams on electromechanical assemblies.

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
• Experience with 3D CAD (bonus if CATIA V6/3DX)
• Strong engineering fundamentals including a basic understanding of electronics
• Experience designing electromechanical parts or assemblies
• Experience with high volume manufacturing processes (fastening, sheet metal bending, stamping, molding, extrusion)
• 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 (enclosures, plastics, heatsinks, insulators, transformers, connectors, PCBAs, joints)
• Own parts from concept to high-volume production
• Design with first principles, optimize parts via analysis (structural, thermal, tolerance)
• Create 3D designs and 2D drawings using CATIA V6/3DX
• Prototype and test to validate concepts
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, reliability teams and external partners

Skills

First principles design

Hands-on engineering

Strong communication

Problem solving

Independence & teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or mechatronics

Tools

CATIA V6/3DX

3D CAD

Fea software (Ansys)

CFD software (StarCCM)

Python/MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and validate medium-voltage power electronics systems. You will own parts from concept through high-volume production, using a first-principles approach and hands-on prototyping.

The role requires 4+ years of experience, strong CAD skills (CATIA V6/3DX preferred), and the ability to collaborate with multiple engineering teams on electromechanical assemblies.