Senior Mechanical Engineer
Job description
247Solar, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Senior Mechanical Engineer to engineer product components. This position reports to the Lead Engineer. Responsibilities include ability to perform the following with minimal supervision:
- Engineer system components including solar receiver, high temperature piping, and insulation systems.
- Specify and select vendor engineered components by working directly with suppliers, including high-temperature materials and specialty components, including dampers, expansion joints, blowers, pumps, and heat exchangers.
- Perform engineering calculations including: pressure drop, heat loss, mechanical stress, etc.
- Develop and manage product BOMs.
- Write engineering reports documenting calculations and engineering results.
- Write test plans, conduct tests and present results to engineering team.
- Travel to other 247Solar locations to collaborate with other team members in United States and Internationally.
- Travel time: <5%
Ideal Candidate Experience
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or comparable discipline, Masters degree preferred.
- Minimum 15 years experience engineering and testing mechanical system components, including at least 5 years experience in at least one, and preferably multiple, of the following: high-temperature materials, concentrated solar power system design, heliostats, thermal energy storage, and renewable power plant design.
- Deep understanding of concentrated solar power technology (heliostats, energy storage, power generation) and its applications.
- Robust experience with all aspects of complex high-temperature system engineering, including:
– Designing and performing tests at component and system level.
– Developing engineering models for temperature, pressure, stress, etc in high temperature systems.
– Performing engineering design trade studies to evaluate and select optimal design options.
– Translating engineering models into supplier specifications.
– Assessing supplier technical capabilities
– Developing and managing all engineering documentation including BOMs, drawings, reports, test plans, etc. - Experience utilising Solidworks preferred.
- Understands mechanical drawing generation including GD&T .
- Strong fundamental engineering skills, particularly thermodynamics, fluids, power generation systems, and electrical.
- Ability to deliver engineering analyses and documents on schedule and with impeccable quality.
- Experience working in virtual teams in multiple time zones and cultures.
- Desire to work in a small dynamic team.
- Must have excellent written and oral English communication skills.
This job may be a great fit for you if you have:
- A passion for creating a sustainable world, with abundant, zero-carbon solar-fueled energy.
- Appreciation for a collaborative and trusting culture where shared success, direct communications, transparency, and mutual accountability are how things get done.
- Desire to travel to multi-national customer job sites and other engineering offices.
Working at 247Solar
The chosen candidate can work from anywhere. Salary will be commensurate with local salary ranges for comparable positions. As a team member of an early-stage company, the salary portion of compensation may not meet large-company levels. However, the base salary is competitive, and the Senior Engineer will be rewarded on the basis of the company’s future success and increased value in the form of a stock option plan.
At 247Solar, we offer:
- Competitive compensation with fixed annual salary plus equity incentives
- Flexible location
- Flexible hours
- Career growth in a rapidly developing and growing company
- Incomparable job satisfaction from giving future generations a better world.
Will you join us?
If you would like to be considered for this position, please send a resume and cover letter to Recruiting@247Solar.com