Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Clean Energy

Generac Clean Energy combines the speed and excitement of a technology startup with the resources and market power of an S&P 500 industry leader. Our careers offer boundless opportunity for energetic, mission-driven applicants who seek challenge and impact in a fast-paced culture of teaching, learning, and professional growth, developing solar+storage products and software for the clean energy revolution.

Join Generac Clean Energy as we drive to build energy solutions for a more resilient, sustainable world.

Location: South Portland ME, Bedford MA, or Reno NV.

What You Will Be Doing

As a part of the mechanical group, you will be part of developing next generation clean energy solutions, accelerating our progress towards a sustainable energy future. You will play a leading role in the design, validation, and production of Generac’s clean energy products, with an emphasis on innovation, manufacturability, quality, reliability, and cost.

Technical Responsibilities

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer your responsibilities will include:

Developing mechanical components and assemblies for next gen BESS

Designing, prototyping, testing & validating products into production / sustaining

Collaborating with the design studio, hw engr, mfg engr, quality, operations

Delivering solutions optimized for form, function, quality, cost, and experience

Ensuring solutions are manufacturable, serviceable, and compliant

Sharing knowledge across the team, and contributing to processes definition

Solving electro-mechanical integration challenges related to:

Thermal management

Electrical isolation

Interconnects

EMI/EMC

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with strong fundamentals

Minimum 5 years of industry mechanical design experience

Experience developing multiple products from architecture into mass production

Experience in selection of common engineering materials

Experience in design for manufacturability, and design for assembly

Experience with validation testing, product reliability, and failure analysis

Proficiency in 3D CAD (Solidworks preferred, others accepted)

Proficiency in 2D drafting, GD&T, and tolerance analysis

Familiarity with mass production, 6 sigma, inspection & measurement

Expertise in 3 or more mass production processes such as: Stamping / Sheet metal / welding, Textures & cosmetic part finishes, Tooling & fixturing, Injection molding, CNC machining, Extrusion, Turning, or Casting.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.

Record bringing multiple quality products from development into production.

Experience designing solutions for battery energy storage systems.

Experience designing for automotive or NEMA/IP rated products.

Experience with UL 9540A regulatory requirements and testing.

Experience in rapid prototyping (3D printing, quick-turn mockups).

Experience with structural FEA and ability to perform simulations.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.