Mechanical Engineering Director for Thermal Battery Design

3 days ago


San Jose, California, United States Antora Energy Full time

We're seeking a seasoned mechanical engineering leader to spearhead our thermal battery engineering team at Antora Energy. This role is a pivotal opportunity to drive innovation and contribute significantly to the development of zero-carbon industrial heat and power solutions.

Company Overview

At Antora Energy, we're dedicated to unlocking a future where every industrial facility on earth is powered by abundant, low-cost, zero-emissions energy. We believe that having a diverse team with varying backgrounds and experiences strengthens us, empowering each member to create meaningful change.

Salary & Benefits

The salary range for this position is $204,000 USD - $255,000 USD annually, paid bi-weekly. In addition to a competitive base salary, our Total Rewards program includes comprehensive medical coverage for employees and their dependents, health savings account options with employer contributions, vision, dental, and life coverage, flexible spending accounts, subsidized backup childcare and petcare, and more.

About the Role

This mission-driven mechanical engineering leadership position requires a seasoned professional to lead our mechanical engineering design team in scoping, defining, designing, modeling, prototyping, validating, and iterating the design of Antora's thermal battery products. Your work will directly impact the removal of over 30% of the world's carbon emissions produced by heavy industry.

  • Manage and lead a team of hardware engineers and CAD designers responsible for the design and performance of Antora's thermal battery.
  • Lead and support team growth by hiring an awesome team.
  • Allocate people resources to support multiple design projects based on priorities.
  • Support team members as they take on hardware development for subsystems and components from basic architecture evaluations through conceptual, analysis, detailed design, prototype, test, and manufacturing release phases.
  • Lead and/or support key initiatives such as cost-down, reliability, root-cause analysis, testing, etc.
  • Mentoring (technical and non-technical) of more junior team members.
  • Help set and maintain a strong and healthy team culture.
Key Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you'll need:

  • A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar field, with 10+ years of relevant experience (power generation, aerospace, propulsion, etc.).
  • Experience directly managing a technical team through product development cycles focused on cost reduction, manufacturability, and production scale-up in a startup environment.
  • Strong experience with CAD and best practices for engineering drawings (GD&T, ASME Y14.5).
  • Professional experience with finite element analysis (FEA) software, e.g., ANSYS.
  • Experience developing and delivering hardware products as the responsible mechanical design engineer.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in designing for common manufacturing processes like welding, machining, sheet metal fabrication, etc., for low-mid volume production.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Benefits
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • 24 hours of wellbeing time off.
  • Flexible spending account & dependent care account options.
  • Subsidized backup childcare, senior care, and petcare.
  • 80 hours of sick leave.
  • Personalized access to mental health support.


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