Company Generac Power Systems
Name Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Clean Energy
Req # 62014
Employment Type Full Time
Shift 1st
Generac Clean Energy combines the speed and excitement of a technology startup with the resources and market power of an S&P 500 industry leader. Our careers offer boundless opportunity for energetic, mission-driven applicants who seek challenge and impact in a fast-paced culture of teaching, learning, and professional growth, developing solar storage products, and software for the clean energy revolution.
Job Description: As part of the mechanical group, you will assist in developing next generation clean energy solutions, accelerating our progress towards a sustainable energy future. You will play a leading role in the design, validation, and production of Generac's clean energy products with an emphasis on innovation, manufacturability, quality, reliability, and cost. This job will be located in the San Francisco Bay Area, South Portland, ME, or Bedford, MA with opportunity for hybrid flexibility.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Developing mechanical components and assemblies for next gen BESS
- Designing, prototyping, testing & validating products into production / sustaining
- Collaborating with the design studio, hw engr, mfg engr, quality, operations
- Delivering solutions optimized for form, function, quality, cost, and experience
- Ensuring solutions are manufacturable, serviceable, and compliant
- Sharing knowledge across the team, and contributing to processes definition
- Solving electro-mechanical integration challenges related to:
- Thermal management
- Electrical isolation
- Interconnects
- EMI/EMC
Minimal Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with strong fundamentals
- Minimum 5 years of industry mechanical design experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- Record bringing multiple quality products from development into production
- Experience designing solutions for battery energy storage systems
- Experience designing for automotive or NEMA/IP rated products
- Experience with UL 9540A regulatory requirements and testing
- Experience in rapid prototyping (3D printing, quick-turn mockups)
- Experience with structural FEA and ability to perform simulations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experience developing multiple products from architecture into mass production
- Experience in selection of common engineering materials
- Experience in design for manufacturability, and design for assembly
- Experience with validation testing, product reliability, and failure analysis
- Proficiency in 3D CAD (Solidworks preferred, others accepted)
- Proficiency in 2D drafting, GD&T, and tolerance analysis
- Familiarity with mass production, 6 sigma, inspection & measurement
- Expertise in 3 or more mass production processes such as:
- Stamping / sheet metal / welding
- Textures & cosmetic part finishes
- Tooling & fixturing
- Injection molding
- CNC machining
- Extrusion
- Turning
- Casting
Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job include are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Up to 25% travel.
Compensation: Generac Clean Energy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The annual salary for this role based out of the San Francisco Bay Area is $118,800 - $178,200. This compensation will ultimately be in line with the location in which the position is filled. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. This role is eligible for variable compensation including short term and long-term incentives.
Benefits:
- We are an inclusive company that celebrates differences and keeps equity and respect at the forefront.
- Competitive Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, & 401k
- 401 (k) retirement savings plans with company match
- Medical support programs: Maternity, Diabetes, Treatment Decision Support and more
- Work-life benefits: PTO and Holidays
"We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law."