Job Description

Zinc8 Energy Solutions is developing a range of energy storage products based on a novel zinc-air flow battery technology. An expanding market for these products exists in utility, commercial, industrial, microgrid and similar applications. With powerful backing and a committed engineering nucleus, Zinc8 is expanding its product development team to capitalize on this rare opportunity.

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the Product Development Team. Reporting to the Associate VP Engineering, the successful candidate will take our prototype modules and transform them into robust manufacturable assemblies.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of engineers and designers to cohesively & enthusiastically design complex assemblies that work.
• Mentor earlier career colleagues in engineering principles and practice.
• Work with subsystem and component teams to transform prototypes into manufacturable and robust components and assemblies.

• Work with contract manufacturers to help transition into volume manufacturing of our product
• Work with manufacturing team to improve the manufacturability and assembly of our modules
• Define and coordinate verification and validation testing of components and modules
• Prepare 3D CAD models and engineering drawings according to ASME Y14.5 and GD&T standards

• Prepare detailed specifications for components and assemblies

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 10+ years of product development
• Extensive experience in DFX of stacked assemblies
• Experience designing of sealed assemblies
• Demonstrated experience managing the development of products that are complex assemblies
• Demonstrated ability to do cost reduction of prototypes
• Demonstrated effective component definition and specification for volume production
• Experience outsourcing components and able to work with custom component suppliers to quickly achieve quality products
• Extensive experience in injection molding, extrusion, stamping, casting, and other volume manufacturing methods
• Experience implementing and managing functional and design verification and validation test programs
• Demonstrated the ability to manage complex projects and deliver results in a short time
• Demonstrated leadership to manage multiple engineers to achieve project goals
• Capable of planning and budgeting for complex projects
• Experience working in an R&D environment and has demonstrated the use of effective experimentation to solve problems
• Demonstrated effective use of rapid prototyping and scaled functional testing for concept validation
• Experience with engineering change control

• Demonstrated first principles and objective oriented thinking
• Proficiency in SolidWorks and/or Inventor
• Must be fluent in English with excellent communication skills

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience designing for fuel cells or batteries
• Experience using CFD and FEA tools
• Experience designing for corrosive environments

• Experience conducting thermal analysis of components and assemblies

Compensation:

We offer a competitive salary with generous benefits. We promote an open and inclusive environment in which our colleagues are encouraged to be creative and resourceful.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those shortlisted will be contacted.

Thank you for your interest in career opportunities at Zinc8 Energy Solutions Inc..

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, ancestry, place of origin, religion, family status, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, sex, age, sexual orientation, political belief, or conviction of a criminal or summary conviction offense unrelated to their employment.