8h ago
Thermal Systems Test & Validation Engineer
Scotts Valley
$120k-$189k / year
full-timemidenergy
🛠 Tech Stack
💼 About This Role
You'll architect test infrastructure for grid-tied converters at a startup building cutting-edge power electronics. You'll own the development lifecycle from design-reviews through test execution and root cause analysis. This role lets you build capability from scratch and have direct impact on the iteration pace of critical hardware.
🎯 What You'll Do
- Execute thermal and fluids testing from component level to full system validation
- Develop test plans and Design-of-Experiments with thermal and mechanical design teams
- Design fixtures, integrate test equipment (thermocouples, pressure sensors, flowmeters)
- Automate test execution, data logging, and post-processing workflows
📋 Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with thermodynamics/fluids background
- 2+ years of industry or research lab experience with hands-on test fixture development
- Scripting in Python/Matlab and version control (GitHub/Bitbucket)
- Experience with DAQs, thermocouples, flow sensors, pressure sensors, anemometers
✨ Nice to Have
- Simulation and modeling in fluid network analysis, thermal/RC, CFD, CAD
- Reliability and statistical analysis
- Power electronics and high voltage testing experience
🎁 Benefits & Perks
- 💰 Competitive compensation including salary and equity
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