Engineer-Design
Core
Mechanical Design Engineer responsible for the mechanical and structural design of power conversion cabinets and enclosures from concept through production.
Role type
Senior IC mechanical design engineer (power electronics)
Builds
Power conversion cabinets, enclosures, frames, panels, and structural components for power systems
Domain
Industrial manufacturing / Power electronics / Mechanical engineering
Required skills
Structural mechanics, Strength of materials, Machine design, Materials engineering, Structural FEA, 3D CAD, GD&T, Sheet-metal design, Welded assemblies, Bolted assemblies, Fabricated structures, Hand calculations, Load case development, Boundary condition definition, Design validation
Preferred skills
Thermal management, Cooling-system design, CFD, Vibration analysis, Fatigue analysis, Shock analysis, Structural joint analysis, Supplier collaboration, High-voltage equipment design, Power electronics packaging
Technologies
ANSYS Mechanical, Abaqus, Creo Simulate, Nastran, PTC Creo, Teamcenter, ANSYS Fluent, Icepak, Simcenter STAR-CCM+, FloEFD
Responsibilities
Design structural components for power conversion systems; Translate system and environmental requirements into robust mechanical designs; Perform structural FEA (static, modal, vibration, buckling, fatigue); Create 3D CAD models, assemblies, and engineering drawings; Design sheet-metal, welded, and fabricated structures for manufacturability; Validate simulation results using hand calculations; Support prototype builds and production implementation.
Seniority
Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC