Thermal Test Engineer

Info Way Solutions; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company in San Francisco seeks a candidate to design and automate testing equipment specific to electrical, thermal, and mechanical testing. Responsibilities include collaborating with various engineers to create tests, investigating failures in Power Electronics, and ensuring product reliability. Ideal candidates should have hands-on experience with electrical test equipment and a basic understanding of electronics. Proficiency in Python or similar coding languages is also preferred.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of Analog, Digital, and Power Electronics Circuits is desired.
• Experience with electrical test equipment like multimeters and oscilloscopes is important.
• Familiarity with Python or MATLAB for script coding is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and automate testing equipment for various testing types.
• Collaborate with engineers to create validation and reliability tests.
• Investigate and solve Power Electronics assembly failures.

Skills

Analog, Digital, and Power Electronics Circuits

Electrical test equipment operation

Object-oriented programming (Python, MATLAB)

Circuit design and simulation software (Altium, OrCAD, etc.)

Basic principles of Statics and Mechanics

Tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

SolidWorks

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities: Design, build, instrument, and automate testing equipment for electrical, thermal, and mechanical testing
• Work together with Design Engineers, Reliability scientists, Material scientists, Quality, and Service to identify failure modes and generate design validation and reliability test plans
• Perform component-level, system-level, and vehicle-level validation and reliability testing, simulating realistic and accelerated dynamic and environmental conditions
• Collaborate with test technicians as peers to achieve test objectives
• Investigate Power Electronics assembly and subassembly failures to drive product development and test improvement
• Identify and execute experiments targeting new technologies or critical failures
• Interface and simulate complex vehicular systems to validate firmware/hardware interactions
• Create novel ways to apply skills learned in the test lab to benefit vehicle products

Skills Required

• Basic working knowledge of Analog, Digital, and Power Electronics Circuits, general knowledge in Power Electronics, DCDC or DCAC Converters, High Voltage Circuits, Motor Drive/Control Circuit, Sensing circuits, and Microcontrollers is preferred
• Working experience with electrical test equipment (such as multimeters, DAQs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and function generator) and hand tools and power tools
• Familiar with an object-oriented coding language and scripting (Python, MATLAB, etc.), experience in Python and data visualization is preferred
• Comfort with EDA software of Altium, OrCAD, Cadence, Eagle or equivalent. Working knowledge of mechanical CAD software of SolidWorks, CATIA or equivalent is preferred
• Basic understanding of Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Fluids, Heat Transfer, Measurement and Instrumentation, and Linear Circuits