Senior Mechanical Engineer III-IV (Thermal)

Kelvin Thermal is the world leader in advanced vapor chambers for cooling. We are a small company founded from a University of Colorado research lab and we develop ultrathin, flexible, and high heat flux designs. We are looking for a mechanical engineer to support continued advancement of our Thermal Ground Plane products. The Longmont location handles front-end R&D and then works with contract manufacturers and our partner teams for mass production. The job requires a split between office and lab work.

Key Responsibilities

·         Lead prototyping efforts on new products including thermal/fluid design, tooling design, fabrication, and testing.

·         Serve as the technical lead on customer-funded development programs, meeting technical milestones and project deliverables.

·         Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance during design reviews.

·         Influence technology roadmaps and future product strategy

Required Experience

·         Bachelors degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or related field

·         Minimum 3 years relevant Mechanical or Thermal Engineering experience

·         Strong mechanical design experience using CAD software (SolidWorks preferred).

·         Good intuitive understanding of heat transfer

·         Project-management skills

·         Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

·         Hands-on experience building and testing prototypes.

·         Understanding of Design for Manufacturing, Design for Assembly, and GD&T

Preferred Experience

• Knowledge of product commercialization and technology transfer.

·         Experience with thermal management technologies, electronics cooling, heat pipes, vapor chambers, TIMs, or advanced materials.

·         Experience with FEA software for thermal/fluid modeling

Kelvin Thermal is a leading company in R&D in low power vapor chambers used in smartphones and high power ones used in AI data centers.