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Thermal Design Engineer

mindrobotics

Palo Alto Full-time Posted 5w ago
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RESPONSIBILITIES * Own thermal design and analysis across the robot including arms, end effectors, and on-board compute from concept through volume production. * Develop thermal architectures for high-torque-density actuators (motors, gearboxes, drives) in joints, where heat dissipation is the limiting factor on continuous performance. * Design cooling solutions for end effectors within tight volume, mass, and cable-routing constraints. * Develop thermal management for on-board compute (CPUs, GPUs, custom accelerators, power electronics), including airflow, heat sinks, heat pipes, vapor chambers, TIMs, and active cooling where needed. * Build thermal models (analytical, CFD, FEA) and validate them with hands-on testing (thermocouple instrumentation, IR imaging, calorimetry, and accelerated stress tests) * Specify and select thermal components (TIMs, fans, heat pipes, heat sinks, blowers, phase-change materials) and own supplier relationships. * Define thermal limits, derating curves, and protection logic in collaboration with electrical, firmware, and controls teams. * Contribute to DFM/DFA so thermal solutions scale from low-volume prototypes to high-volume production. * Develop accelerated test plans to validate thermal performance over the product's lifetime, including environmental and duty-cycle stress. QUALIFICATIONS * 5+ years of experience (or equivalent "hard tech" projects) designing and validating thermal solutions for complex electromechanical systems. * Strong fundamentals in conduction, convection, and radiation, plus working knowledge of two-phase cooling and heat-pipe / vapor-chamber design. * Hands-on experience with CFD tools (Ansys Icepak, Flotherm, SolidWorks Flow Simulation, or similar) and thermal FEA. * Track record solving thermal problems in at least one of: high-torque-density motors / actuators, dense power electronics, or compute (CPU / GPU / custom accelerator). * Comfortable instrumenting, testing, and debugging thermal performance on real hardware * Experience designing for volume processes (extrusion, die casting, brazing, stamping) and working with thermal component suppliers and contract manufacturers. * High proficiency in SolidWorks, Catia, or similar CAD tools. * Hands-on problem-solving approach with the ability to iterate quickly. * You are comfortable with ambiguity, move fast, and have an "engineering curiosity" that drives you to understand how the entire system works, not just your part. BONUS * Experience in robotics, prosthetics, EV powertrains, drones, or other dense electromechanical systems. * Familiarity with motor / actuator thermal modeling (winding hot-spot estimation, lumped-parameter networks). * Experience with liquid cooling or hybrid air / liquid systems. * PhD or research experience in thermal sciences.

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