Position Description:
We at Blue Frontier are racing to solve arguably the biggest sustainability problem in the world using disruptive technology and business models. Air conditioning is the fastest growing use of electricity in the US and globally. If present trends continue, by 2050 air conditioning electricity consumption will be bigger than the combined electricity consumption of China and India today!
Blue Frontiers AC system combines dew-point-style sensible cooling with liquid desiccant dehumidification to reduce electricity use by up to 90%. The desiccant is recharged and stored when electricity is the lowest cost or cleanest, and later used to deliver cooling when electricity is costly or derived from non-renewable sources. These features enable our system to solve an array of todays largest sustainability problems from the Duck Curve to peak load management, from humidity control to integration of intermittent renewable resources.
Working in the R&D department and reporting to the Head of the Applied R&D lab, the Senior R&D Mechanical Design Engineer will support the development of Next Gen technologies that improve the reliability and performance of our product.
We are looking for a candidate with strong communication skills and a solid academic background. The ideal candidate would enjoy doing both experimental and analytical R&D in a fast-paced startup business environment. This position is an opportunity to help bring new and highly impactful clean technology into the market at scale - and literally change the world for the better.
Roles and Responsibilities R&D Engineering - Work closely with the Head of the Applied R&D lab to support the development of Next Gen technologies that improve the reliability and performance of our product
- Work closely with the Product Development team to ensure that the R&D teams efforts align with the product needs
- Conduct analysis including computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and fluid structure interaction (FSI) to arrive at designs that meet or exceed established expectations
- Preside over all stages of a project, including developing the experimental design, constructing the experimental apparatus, obtaining and analyzing data, and presenting results and conclusions to relevant stakeholders
- Coordinate with both outside vendors to source components and internal technicians/engineers to design and build experimental test stands
- Drive development of system components that can be integrated into the product
Project Management - Must be able to manage tasks and projects with significant amount of autonomy
- Must be an excellent verbal communicator and presenter
Skills & Capabilities
Education & Experience - Masters degree (PhD Preferred) in Mechanical Engineering from a top 100 University
- 3+ years R&D experience (graduate school R&D lab experience qualifies)
- 1+ years industry experience
- Hands-on lab/workshop experience
Skills and Knowledge - Required
- Background in thermal sciences and fluid dynamics
- Knowledge of Chemistry
- CAD (e.g., Solidworks or similar)
- CFD (e.g., Solidworks Flow Simulation, ANSYS Fluent, or similar)
- Data Acquisition (e.g., LabVIEW or similar)
- Data Processing (e.g., Matlab or similar)
- Strong technical communication and presentation skills
- Team player
- Self-driven
- Preferred
- Knowledge of HVAC
- 3D printing capabilities
Compensation & Benefits
Salary Highly competitive salary commensurate with the position and level of capabilities of the applicant
Benefits Medical and dental insurance. Paid vacation and holidays.
Location & Travel This role will be located on-site at our Boca Raton, FL Headquarters.
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