Senior Thermal Design Engineer

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

The Senior Thermal Design Engineer is expected to use machine design and analytical skills to conceptualize, develop and verify new mechanical designs. They must utilize creativity and sound engineering judgment in the design of structures, kinematics, robotic actuation and sensing solutions. They are responsible for key system components and will interface with suppliers and manufacturing to build high-quality hardware prototypes and productize new designs. They will be expected to excel in a focused, high-energy, collaborative work environment with a team of talented engineers. They should be capable of making sound decisions when faced with the time pressures, ambiguous, and incomplete information typical of research and development.

Essential Job Duties

• System thermal design, analysis and testing


• Influencing assembly architecture and designing mechanical assemblies, with careful consideration for kinematics, drivetrain components, servo motors, sensors, safety mechanisms, and failure contingencies


• Rapid development and iteration of full-scale prototypes of candidate architectures and mechanism designs to satisfy requirements


• Create product functional requirements and design specifications, authoring concept and design documentation for a regulatory controlled environment


• Perform design FMEA


• Designing for reliability, cost and manufacturability


• Developing and performing component verification testing and product validation testing


• Supporting final product delivery by troubleshooting process, component and system issues.


• Collaborating with vendors, suppliers and manufacturing in the prototype and design-transfer phase.


• Providing technical guidance and mentorship for team members.