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Mechanical Design Engineer – Power Systems
| Company | Lightship RV |
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| Location | Broomfield, CO, USA |
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| Salary | $78000 – $100000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- BS in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering preferred) or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of experience mechanical engineering design experience
- Experience creating complex CAD models and drawings with plastics and metal parts
- Knowledge in product development cycle: design, development, test, manufacturing
- Experience guiding decisions surrounding complex mechanical tradeoffs
- Prioritization of mechanical design work based on effort and risk
Responsibilities
- Full product design responsibility and system level ownership from concept through production launch and ramp, with focus on thermal system and other power systems integration
- Support production bring-up of power systems components, interfacing with power system design engineers and manufacturing build team
- Support integration and debugging of thermal and power systems components in test and production vehicles
- Work with thermal engineer to select thermal components, such as fans, pumps, compressors, evaporators, radiators, etc. Support definition of validation plans and root cause analysis for test and field failures.
- Work with power systems and vehicle teams to package all components on the interior and exterior of the RV cabin, including routing of fluid lines
- Collaborate with thermal engineer and validation team to test thermal performance of the various thermal system components
- Design and develop mechanical parts and systems while working closely with validation, manufacturing, and power system engineers
- Conduct detailed mechanical analysis and develop detailed mechanical specifications of subsystems and components
Preferred Qualifications
- 1+ year experience with thermal system design and evaluation, automotive industry preferred
- Experience creating product development plans and test plans
- Experience with power electronics, solar arrays, and vehicle wiring
- Proven experience designing for multiple forms of high volume manufacturing methods (stampings, castings, injection molding, machining, weldments, etc)
- Experience with GD&T
