Mechanical Design Engineer - Automotive Thermal Systems

Role summary / purpose

Lead the mechanical design of thermal system hardware across one or more subsystems, translating performance and packaging requirements into detailed manufacturable designs.

Key responsibilities

• Component Assembly Design: Design thermal hardware across coolant refrigeration and HVAC/climate subsystems in 3D CAD from concept through production release.
• System Packaging Routing: Package and route thermal hardware through the vehicle resolving space interface and clearance constraints with adjacent systems battery drive unit power electronics IP chassis and body and coordinating shared interfaces across subsystems.
• Performance-Driven Design: Translate thermal hydraulic and refrigerant performance targets from the system and subsystem engineers into physical geometry flow paths sealing mounting and heat-exchanger placement that meets thermal pressure and flow requirements.
• Design for Manufacture Assembly DFM/DFA: Develop designs optimized for their manufacturing processes injection molding brazing stamping extrusion machining and for high-volume assembly working with full service and build to print suppliers on tooling and process feasibility to balance cost mass and quality.
• Tolerance GDT: Apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing perform tolerance stack-up analysis and define critical dimensions to ensure fit sealing and function across the production range and across mating subsystems.
• Design Analysis Robustness: Support structural flow thermal and durability analysis CFD/FEA in partnership with analysis teams and use DFMEA to identify and mitigate various failure modes.
• Engineering Documentation: Create and release detailed part and assembly drawings manage engineering changes and maintain CAD data and bills of materials through the product development process.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the system and subsystem engineers who own performance targets Controls Engineers for actuator/valve strategy test engineers for validation and suppliers for tooling and build supporting design reviews and readiness gates through launch.

Requirements - education & experience

• Bachelor''s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 3 years of experience in mechanical design of automotive components or systems.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD CATIA NX or 3DEXPERIENCE for part and assembly modeling and detailing.
• Working knowledge of GDT and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Solid understanding of design for manufacture and assembly across multiple processes e.g. molding brazing stamping.
• Familiarity with heat transfer fluid dynamics and pressure-system fundamentals as they apply to thermal hardware.

Nice-to-have / preferred skills

• Master''s degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Direct experience designing thermal hardware coolant loops refrigeration/heat-pump circuits heat exchangers or HVAC units.
• Experience with EV thermal management systems battery drive unit power electronics and cabin cooling/heating.
• Familiarity with refrigeration and HVAC systems.
• Experience with actuator- and valve-driven hardware and control interfaces.
• Experience with DFMEA DVPR and the release/change-management process for production parts.

Employment details - type, location, hours

Hybrid position; 4 days per week in the office required from day one.

Equal opportunity statement

We are an equal opportunity employer.