Hgen49mo ago

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

United States·Los AngelesFull-timelead

EngineeringMechanical Design EngineerTrades & Skilled Labor

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Overview

Hgen's mission is to achieve a clean and sustainable energy future through tackling emissions in hard-to-decarbonize industries. By enabling cheap and abundant clean hydrogen, Hgen can help to decarbonize the >10% of total global emissions that are best addressed with clean hydrogen.

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As a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer, you will drive the design and delivery of key components of the our electrolysis cell, stack and system. You will own the success of the core components, from our lab-scale prototypes, to production-scale systems. This role will leverage your knowledge, experience, and creativity to develop novel design solutions that are simple, reliable, and manufacturable. You will play a critical role at Hgen, working within a fast and collaborative start-up environment to develop and commercialize Hgen's advanced alkaline electrolyzer.

Own the design and development of core components of Hgen's advanced alkaline electrolyzer, from the cell and stack through balance of plant

Act as the chief engineer, engaging in cross-disciplinary collaboration with engineering and research team arrive at the simplest solutions

Help drive system-level architecture, with component capabilities and vulnerabilities in mind, to minimize total cost of hydrogen production.

Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline (mechanical, aerospace, etc.)

5+ years of experience designing and analyzing complex mechanical systems

Strong understanding of fundamental principals in fluid/gas systems and solid mechanics

Experience designing, building, testing and troubleshooting complex mechanical components and systems

Industry and hand-on experience with designing high pressure fluid, gas, and/or high voltage systems

Experience with design for manufacture, and wide range of manufacturing processes for metals and polymers

Experienced with rapid iterative prototyping through NPI production ramp-up

Experience in fast-paced iterative design and prototyping environments

Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for complex problem solving, and desire to optimize systems holistically