archer56
Thermal Engineer, Electric Propulsion
At a Glance
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Compensation
- targeting a base pay range of $172,000 - $225,000. Actual compensation offered
- Posted
- 2026-03-16T13:16:56-04:00
Requirements
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Responsibilities
Lead mechanical design of high power electrical assemblies like DCDC converters, chargers, and motor controllers from a blank sheet to complete design.
Collaborate with other mechanical, systems, electrical, safety and manufacturing engineers to optimize your design for overall vehicle performance.
Solve electric propulsion design challenges like thermal management, HV electrical isolation, HV interconnects, shock and vibration survival, environmental sealing, electromagnetic interference, etc.
Complete detailed design of components like plastic housings, sheet metal brackets, insulation systems, high voltage connectors, fasteners, structural supports, etc.
Analyze designs to ensure they meet requirements using heat transfer, thermal analysis, design for assembly, structural calculations, and failure mode analysis, etc.
Develop engineering test plans for designs.