Senior Systems Engineer, Mechanical Design
Core
Design, develop, test, and optimize mechanical and fluid subsystems for factory-built modular power plants converting heat to electricity.
Role type
Senior Systems Engineer (Mechanical Design & Fluid Dynamics)
Builds
Modular power generation systems for geothermal applications and waste heat recovery
Domain
Cleantech / Geothermal Energy / Power Generation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Mechanical engineering fundamentals, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, material science, CAD (Siemens NX), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), system architecture, trade studies, structural design, hand calculations, 3D modeling, vendor management
Preferred skills
Power generation or process plant systems experience, experience with heat exchangers, pumps, turbines, valves, piping, experience with ANSYS Mechanical/NASTRAN/Catia, cross-disciplinary collaboration
Technologies
Siemens NX, ANSYS Mechanical, NASTRAN, Catia
Responsibilities
Define system requirements and performance targets for mechanical structures and fluid systems; Develop system-level architecture for mechanical and fluid subsystems; Perform trade studies to evaluate mechanical configurations and flow architectures; Integrate components like pumps, piping networks, heat exchangers, and rotating machinery; Design structural support hardware; Perform hand calculations and FEA to size components and evaluate integrity; Optimize plant layout for construction efficiency and maintainability; Support component-level and sub-system testing and instrumentation strategies; Generate technical documentation including design trade studies and test reports; Manage relationships with third-party vendors; Support Field Ops with technical expertise post-delivery
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC