9h ago
Thermal Test Engineer – Energy Hardware
Scotts Valley
$120k-$189k / year
full-timemidenergy
🛠 Tech Stack
💼 About This Role
You'll architect, design, build, and operate test infrastructure to validate thermal systems for grid-tied converters. You'll uncover design failures by executing physical tests and developing automated test equipment. Your work will directly set the pace of iteration in a dynamic, hands-on environment.
🎯 What You'll Do
- Execute thermal and fluids testing from component to system level
- Design test fixtures, procure and integrate instrumentation and support equipment
- Automate test execution, data logging, and post-processing
- Drive root cause and failure analysis, closing feedback loop with design engineering
📋 Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with thermodynamics/fluids background
- >2 years industry or research lab experience with hands-on test fixture development
- Python/Matlab scripting and source control (Git/Bitbucket)
- DAQ experience with thermocouples, flow sensors, pressure sensors, anemometers
✨ Nice to Have
- Simulation/modelling in fluid network analysis, thermal/RC, CFD, commercial CAD
- Reliability and statistical analysis
- Power electronics and high voltage testing experience
🎁 Benefits & Perks
- 💰 Competitive salary and equity
- 🏖️ Benefits (unspecified but mentioned)
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