Lead Mechanical Engineer

Lead Mechanical Engineer

The ongoing transition to electric vehicles and renewable sources of electricity will be key to managing climate change long-term, but it will also require modernization of the power grid.  Switched Source will contribute to modernization of the grid by developing equipment to manage power flow on the grid in new and novel ways.  Switched Source is a venture capital backed start-up company building technologies that enhance the reliability, efficiency, and distributed generation hosting capacity of the electric distribution grid.

Our team consists of top performers working in an entrepreneurial atmosphere to solve the most pressing issues in electricity distribution: how to increase the reliability of the grid in a capital-efficient manner, how to de-carbonize the grid by enabling it to  accommodate more electric vehicles and rooftop solar, and how to improve the flexibility of the system and increase automation.

Switched Source is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer to serve a key role in the product development side of our organization.  As a member of our team, you will help to scale our current products to production with improvements in cost, performance and reliability while also contributing to development of our next inventions.  The role will include hands-on engineering design as well as oversight and management of external engineering subcontractors.  The technical challenges of the role include electronics cooling, fluid dynamics, material selection and design for high voltage systems, and design and analysis of mechanical structures.  As the role crosses over multiple disciplines, there will be significant opportunity to learn and grow. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and manage 3rd party engineers for thermal management, enclosure, packaging, and overall system design integration
• Develop drawings, layouts and diagrams and work through revisions with contract manufacturing team through production
• Specify and Design thermal management system from heat sinks, pumps, and cold plates to system instrumentation, to thermal control loops
• Review and comprehend documentation related to applicable standards and regulations as they apply to our products
• Lead cost reduction projects

Desirable Qualifications

• 7 years of product development experience and working with cross-functional teams; More experienced candidates welcome, compensation will scale accordingly
• Experience with utility grade equipment: telecom, power, or similar
• Direct experience in development or application of power-electronics equipment such as motor drives and solar and wind inverters
• Experience using 3D CAD such as PTC CREO, and related mechanical, fluid, and thermal simulation
• Experience in design of sheet metal components, circuit boards, wire harness and interconnect
• Experience in optimizing system designs for efficient manufacturing and assembly
• Experience working with contract manufacturing and specifying components for production scale
• Strong written and oral English skills
• Ability to multi-task and wear both engineer and project manager hats
• At least a BS Engineering
• Proficient PC skills, Microsoft Office, and any relevant project management software
• Ability to travel 30%

Preferred

• Six Sigma accreditation
• Knowledge of IEEE, NESC, NEC codes