Senior/Staff Mechanical Engineer — Power Electronics (Equity)

Heron Power Inc.; Scotts Valley (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Heron Power Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and validate cutting-edge medium-voltage power electronics systems.

You will own parts from concept through high-volume production, using a first-principles design approach and close collaboration with electrical, test, and manufacturing teams. You will perform CAD work, analysis, prototyping, and testing while coordinating with suppliers and internal engineering groups.

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

First principles

Hands-on engineering

Problem solving

Independent work

Education

Bachelors in ME/Mechatronics

Tools

CATIA V6/3DX

Ansys

MATLAB

Python

Simulink

Job description

Heron Power Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and validate cutting-edge medium-voltage power electronics systems.

You will own parts from concept through high-volume production, using a first-principles design approach and close collaboration with electrical, test, and manufacturing teams. You will perform CAD work, analysis, prototyping, and testing while coordinating with suppliers and internal engineering groups.