Mechanical Engineer, Vehicle Thermal Management

As a Mechanical Engineer, Vehicle Thermal Management Systems at Carbon Robotics, you will play a key role in developing the mechanical systems that enable our diesel-electric platform and enhance the operation of our Laser Weeding systems. You will immediately bring your significant experience designing and integrating thermal management systems into vehicles while balancing performance, reliability and serviceability of your solutions to revolutionize agricultural vehicles. 

What you'll do:

• Define and select core off the shelf, semi-custom components and consumables of the thermal management system including chillers, radiators, oil coolers, heat exchangers, housings, pumps and refrigerant selection.
• Architect complete cooling systems for diesel engines, generators, motors, inverters, batteries, hydraulics, laser, computer, and auxiliary systems operating in rugged, dusty, high-load environments.
• Perform thermal load analysis, pressure drop calculations, flow distribution studies, and heat rejection tradeoffs across multiple operating modes and duty cycles.
• Design and review coolant routing, hose and hard-line layouts, fittings, and sealing strategies for reliability in agricultural environments. 
• Use CAD and analytical tools to support thermal, structural, and vibration simulation of thermal system components and mounting systems.
• Lead thermal validation testing including thermal soak, heat rejection testing, fouling evaluation and field data correlation.
• Support prototype builds, field trials, and production issues, diagnosing and resolving thermal performance gaps. 
• Act as a Responsible Engineer or thermal subsystem owner, working with suppliers to define requirements and validate solutions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities for Success:

• 6–15 years of experience designing and validating thermal management systems for automotive, off-highway, agricultural, or heavy equipment applications.
• Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks) and Ansys CFD or equivalent tools for thermal analysis.
• Deep experience with radiators, oil coolers, charge-air coolers, chillers, pumps, fans, coolant circuits, refrigerant selection rationale and thermal interface materials.
• Experience integrating thermal hardware into vehicles, including packaging, mounting, serviceability, and durability considerations.
• Knowledge of automotive/agricultural durability requirements and validation testing procedures highly desired. 
• Familiarity with supplier-provided thermal data, test reports, and performance maps, with the ability to challenge and validate assumptions.
• Highly desired to have past experience as a Responsible Engineer or IPT lead. 
• Willingness to travel ~10% of the time to support products in the production & field environments with a demonstrated ability to work directly with internal and external stakeholders/customers
• BS+ in Mechanical Engineering, or related, with focus on machine design, automotive engineering, or related field.