Thermal Analysis Engineer

Agility Robotics•Fremont, CA

4h•$136,000 - $177,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential. Our mechanical engineering team is agile and has grown rapidly, and we are looking for a talented thermal engineer to join us at our Fremont, CA facility, in a hybrid capacity. We are responsible for delivering advanced and reliable designs that meet a complex set of requirements to our customers, including software developers, applications engineers, manufacturing engineers and ultimately to fleet deployment managers. We work as a group to develop new technologies, engineer new products, and refine/maintain existing designs. The team is composed of engineers from many backgrounds and levels of experience. We are currently designing the next generation of Digit for commercial scale. Highly reliable and robust designs are critical to successful deployment of our robots in large quantities. Digit works in demanding environments, performing highly repetitive and heavily loaded tasks. The thermal engineer will work closely with the lead thermal engineer and design teams to deliver thermal analyses that lead to informed design decisions.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience in heat transfer, thermal analysis, and thermal management
Ability to perform heat transfer analysis using conduction models and/or CFD as required
Ability to plan and coordinate thermal testing as required to characterize and validate thermal subsystems
Proven experience designing thermal management subsystems from concept to final design
Ability to work across team boundaries to provide thermal solutions
Ability to be on-site at Agility’s design facility as needed (minimum 3 days per week)
2-5+ years of thermal design experience with B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
OR: Recent college graduate with M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) plus demonstrated aptitude and experience with simulation-driven thermal analysis

Nice To Haves

Thermal management experience with batteries, electronics and motors
Advanced degree in engineering or science or robotics
Thermal-fluidic simulation experience - Flo_EFD (or similar) is a plus
Creo experience

Responsibilities

Act as a thermal engineer/analyst and drive thermal subsystem design through predictive methods (hand calculations, python, CFD)
Work with test and field partners to validate predictions or to solve thermal issues on existing robots
Drive the development of specifications, requirements, test methods and protocols through formal verification to ensure functionality, safety and efficacy of design

Benefits

401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
Equity: Company stock options.
Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Time Off: Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown. Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.