Mechanical Design Engineer

Base Power Company • Austin, TX

123d

About The Position

Base is building the foundation of American power. The grid is the largest, most complex machine in the world. Yet it’s aging, struggling to keep up with today’s demand, and is unprepared for our electrified future. Base is modernizing the grid as the first engineering-led, technology-driven power company. We’re deploying a nationwide network of distributed batteries that strengthens critical infrastructure and saves Americans money. Our team of engineers, operators, creatives, technicians, and electricians design and deploy systems at speed. If you want to tackle the problem that will define this century and shape the future of American energy, now is the time. Join us.

Requirements

• 5+ years expertise owning mechanical design for grid tied or similar power converters.
• Extremely strong thermal fundamentals, including modeling (1D, transient / steady state, FEA/CFD).
• Experience designing power electronics mechanical components such as magnetics, capacitors banks, etc.
• Experience designing heat transfer strategies of various types.

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of the best high power residential grid tied inverter.
• Own mechanical design of some components, check the mechanical design of others.
• Drive solutions to design problems, be the glue that fills the cracks between designers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees