Thermal Engineer

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

Job summary

PHI Hong USA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to conduct thermal testing and verification of system- and component-level thermal solutions. You will use CFD simulation tools and 3D/2D CAD modeling to plan, execute, and report testing, collaborating with R&D to refine thermal systems.

You will optimize thermal solutions, participate in failure analysis, and contribute to transferring designs to mass production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Refrigeration, or related fields with two years of thermal engineering experience.
• Experience in thermal testing engineering in manufacturing environments and HVAC refrigeration systems.
• Proficiency with CAD tools, CAD models, hand sketches, and technical drawings.
• Knowledge of test data collection and analysis; ability to conduct tests with instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct test and verification of system and component level thermal solutions using CFD and CAD tools.
• Plan and execute testing with R&D team; manage priorities and communicate schedule to stakeholders.
• Develop thermal test plans using chambers, thermocouples, meters, and power supplies.
• Collaborate with product engineers to transfer products into mass production after qualification.
• Investigate failures via physical testing to predict robustness and reliability.
• Participate in root cause analysis and failure analysis across subsystems.
• Author and release test procedures for development, acceptance, qualification, and certification testing.

Skills

HVAC testing

Thermal testing

Air flow characterization

Heat transfer theory

Lab equipment

CAD tools

Data collection & analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Analyzers

CAD software (3D/2D)

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

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