Thermal Analysis Engineer

From the posting

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

We are looking for a Thermal Analysis Engineer to simulate and analyze our robots thermal performance and design thermal management systems.

Responsibilities:

Build a thermal model of our actuators, battery, sensors, computers, and other key components.

Simulate kinematic use cases on the thermal model and determine where thermal mitigations are necessary.

Generate and execute test plans to demonstrate the necessity and effectiveness of your thermal management designs.

Inspect first articles, build test stands, and continuously support parts on robot development platforms.

Work cross-functionally with subsystem owners of to integrate the thermal management system into the robot.

Requirements:

5+ years of experience in mechanical engineering, 2+ years explicit experience in thermal modeling.

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical, Robotics, Mechatronics, or similar field.

Experienced in using 3D CAD software to design parts with complex geometry.

Experience designing and building prototypes.

Experienced with simulation and analysis methodology and software (ANSYS, COMSOL, MATLAB, etc). …

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