Job Title: Thermal Engineer
Pay Rate: Up to $75.00/hr DOE
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Zip Code: 85297
Area Code: 480, 602
Start Date: Right Away
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A Thermal Engineer job is available with our client in Gilbert, AZ. In this role you will champion our efforts by utilizing engineering rigor to conceive, design, develop, validate, troubleshoot, and support the launch of thermal hardware throughout the product development cycle from concept through production and sustainment. You will work closely with counterparts from Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, and other cross-functional engineering teams to ensure the delivery of release packages on time, will be responsible for tracking and resolving open issues to be effectively
and consistently coordinated with the Program Management team. To be considered for this role, you will have a Bachelor"s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field and 5-10 years of directly related experience.

Thermal Engineer Job Duties:
*Responsibility of contributing to the design, development, and validation testing of system
components within the Mobile Charging Unit (MCU) platform.
*Follows and contributes to continual improvement of the product development process.
*Define and Document Requirements for the Thermal System that includes customer, company, industry specifications, and regulations.
*Interpret and Communicate Simulation Results for Thermal System optimization. Software platforms may include Simulink (MathWorks), Flonex and Fluent (ANSYS), and SimSolid (ALTAIR).
*Detail and perform the Design Validation Plan based on vehicle/system design specifications incorporating company/industry/regulatory standards, test procedures and material specifications.
*Perform DFMEA studies and work with test engineers to validate your designs.
*Follow and contribute to continual improvement of the product development process.
*Collaborate with cross-functional product teams (systems integration, electrical, battery, CAE/Analytics, manufacturing, testing, configuration management), in concert with vendors, on the complete life cycle of the project through product launch, and implementation of lessons learned on subsequent products.
*Apply fundamental thermal physics to lead the progression of design maturity from initial concept to product launch, to next concept.
*Package Thermal components optimally within limited space and lead resolution of packaging incompatibilities through collaboration with cross-functional teams.
*Ability to lead or perform mechanical test planning and reporting in coordination with the Test and Validation team responsible for test execution.
*Lead resolution of design, attribute, or packaging incompatibilities through deep collaboration with cross-functional teams.
*Troubleshoot and resolve validation issues.
*Establish relationships with existing and future suppliers, traveling for occasional supplier visits (2-3 times per year).

KNOWLEDGE / SKILL / ABILITY / EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:
*Bachelor"s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field and 5-10 years of directly related experience.
*5-10 years experience in the automotive industry with emphasis on design release and/or integration across multiple engineering disciplines. Experience in all stages of the product lifecycle is preferred.
*Strong technical background in the thermal sciences related to vehicle HVAC systems, motor drive / inverter applications, and battery systems (e.g. vent gas and fire propagation, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and material response in fire).
*Ability to specify thermal management components based on requirements and specifications for the rest of the systems.
*Engineering knowledge of defined requirements and validation of component(s)/system(s) design, function, performance, production & manufacturing requirements, testing, and validation.
*Ability to perform thermal analytics and simulations (Simulink, Flownex, Fluent, Accusolve).
*Experience with Siemens NX / Team Center strongly desired.

If you are interested in this Thermal Engineer job in Gilbert, AZ please apply via the 'apply now' link provided.

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