About the Role
Sentient Industries is seeking a Mechanical Engineer - Thermal & Environmental Enclosures to design rugged enclosures and thermal management systems for embedded products, owning designs from concept through production. You will collaborate with electrical, firmware, and manufacturing engineers to deliver reliable, production-ready hardware for demanding environments.
Responsibilities
- Design mechanical enclosures for rugged embedded systems
- Develop active and passive thermal management solutions
- Design for environmental sealing, including IP67, IP67+, and NEMA 4 enclosures
- Create and maintain production CAD models, drawings, and documentation
- Perform FEA to validate structural and thermal designs
- Design and support mechanical validation testing, including vibration, thermal, stress, and strain testing
- Design components for sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, additive manufacturing, and production manufacturing processes
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams throughout product development
- Support prototype builds and transition designs into production
Requirements
- 5+ years of mechanical product design experience using a solid-body CAD platform (Fusion 360, SOLIDWORKS, Inventor, or similar)
- 2+ years designing thermal management systems using active and/or passive cooling methods
- Experience designing production hardware with sheet metal, CNC machined components, and molding processes
- Experience performing finite element analysis (FEA)
- Experience designing products through the full development lifecycle from prototype to production
- Strong understanding of Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles
- Must be able to pass a federal background check
Skills
- CAD
- Thermal Management
- Environmental Sealing
- FEA
- DFM
- Sheet Metal Fabrication
- CNC Machining
- Additive Manufacturing
- Injection Molding
- MIL-STD-810
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Plan Options (Employee-paid)
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Training & Development
About the Company
- Sentient Industries is seeking a Mechanical Engineer - Thermal & Environmental Enclosures to join our team.
