Thermal Engineer

PHI Hong USA; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

PHI Hong USA in Fremont, CA, seeks a Thermal Engineer to conduct test and verification of thermal solutions using CFD and CAD tools, and to plan and execute testing with the R&D team to refine thermal systems. The role requires collaboration with stakeholders to align milestones and delivery timelines.

The candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related field) with about two years of thermal testing experience, HVAC refrigeration exposure, and hands-on lab equipment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field plus two years of thermo testing experience.
• Two years of experience in thermal testing in manufacturing.
• Experience with HVAC refrigeration systems in automotive or similar industry.
• Experience with air flow characterization and heat transfer theory.
• Proficient with lab equipment like oscilloscopes, power supplies and analyzers.

Responsibilities

• Conduct test and verification of thermal solutions using CFD and CAD tools.
• Plan and execute testing with R&D to refine thermal systems.
• Understand testing needs, milestones, deliverables, test capacity, and communicate schedule to stakeholders.
• Develop thermal test plans using thermal chambers, thermocouples, meters and power supplies; create tests and instrumentation for data collection.
• Work with product engineer to optimize thermal solution and transfer product to mass production.
• Investigate failures through physical testing to predict system robustness and optimize reliability.
• Facilitate failure and root cause analysis to drive resolution for failures from testing.
• Author and release test procedures for development, acceptance, qualification and certification testing.

Skills

Thermal engineering

CFD simulation

Data collection & analysis

Root cause analysis

Test planning

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

CAD tools

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Analyzers

Job description

• Conduct test and verification of system and component level thermal solution by using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation tool, and 3D & 2D CAD modeling tools.
• Facilitate with the R&D team in planning and executing testing required to refine thermal systems.
• Understand testing needs, milestones & deliverables, test capacity, manage priorities, and communicate schedule to key stakeholders.
• Develop thermal test plans, using thermal chambers, thermocouples, thermal meters and power supplies, creating tests and instrumentation for data collection and reporting, performing tests.
• Work with product engineer to optimize the thermal solution and go through qualification process to transfer the product into mass production.
• Investigate failures through physical testing of our thermal products to accurately predict the system's robustness and optimize product reliability.
• Facilitate failure analysis to understand root cause and drive resolution for failures originating in testing.
• Participate in failure and Root Cause Analysis of sub-systems and components from validation, reliability, and/or field testing.
• Author and release test procedures for development testing, acceptance testing, qualification testing & certification testing for the thermal systems and components.

Job Duties

• Conduct test and verification of system and component level thermal solution by using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation tool, and 3D & 2D CAD modeling tools.
• Facilitate with the R&D team in planning and executing testing required to refine thermal systems.
• Understand testing needs, milestones & deliverables, test capacity, manage priorities, and communicate schedule to key stakeholders.
• Develop thermal test plans, using thermal chambers, thermocouples, thermal meters and power supplies, creating tests and instrumentation for data collection and reporting, performing tests.
• Work with product engineer to optimize the thermal solution and go through qualification process to transfer the product into mass production.
• Investigate failures through physical testing of our thermal products to accurately predict the system's robustness and optimize product reliability.
• Facilitate failure analysis to understand root cause and drive resolution for failures originating in testing.
• Participate in failure and Root Cause Analysis of sub-systems and components from validation, reliability, and/or field testing.
• Author and release test procedures for development testing, acceptance testing, qualification testing & certification testing for the thermal systems and components.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Mechanical Engineer, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Energy Engineering, or related fields plus two years of experience in thermal engineering and testing.

Must have two (2) years of experience in the following disciplines:

• Thermal testing engineering in manufacturing environment.
• HVAC refrigeration systems in an automotive or similar industry.
• Air flow characterization (pressure drop measurement and air flow determination).
• Theory and methodologies for heat transfer and electrical circuits.
• Lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies and analyzers etc.
• Testing thermal systems experience around integration testing.
• Test data collection and analysis.
• CAD tools, CAD models, hand sketches, and technical drawings.

Job Location: Fremont, CA

Annual Salary: $102,000 - $110,000