Mechanical Engineer

About Altus Thermal

Altus Thermal is developing a smart, high efficiency heat pump product for the residential market. Our product is designed for the age of electrification and will increase comfort while reducing operating costs, lowering emissions, and providing benefits back to the grid. If you want to be an early part of a growing climate tech company then keep reading. Altus is based at Greentown Labs in Somerville, Massachusetts.

The Role, At-a-Glance

Altus is seeking a Boston-area Mechanical Engineer to support the day-to-day hardware development of Altus s product from its current status field prototype through launch. This role is primarily onsite but includes flexibility to work remote as needed. Responsibilities may include periodic travel to engineering consultants, vendors, and pilot locations primarily in the US.

What Will I Do?

As a core part of the Altus Engineering team, you will:

Work closely with the founders and engineering team on the day-to-day hardware development to enable a rapid, successful product launch - this includes developing and optimizing hardware design at all levels of complexity, from component to subsystem to fully integrated architecture

Leverage engineering best practices to deliver hardware that meets technical and business targets

Help drive forward additional launch activities like quality testing, field tests, manufacturing

preparation, product certification, and supply chain management

Get your hands dirty - everything from CAD design to building simple breadboard prototypes to

testing fully developed pilot units to building a high level of confidence for a successful launch

Conduct testing, both through simulation and prototyping - then interpret the results to make

informed design iterations so we can build and test some

What Qualifications Do I Need?

You have a proven track record in hardware design, including:

BSc in Mechanical Engineering or a similar technical field with at least 3 years of experience in

hardware design, preferably within a product development environment

Ability to build and design complex assemblies in CAD, preferably Solidworks

Strong hands-on skills, including the ability to build, test, and debug everything from quick-and-dirty prototypes all the way to pre-production by 3D printing, milling, and turning

Ability to help execute in the designing/building/implementation of capital equipment

Strong analytical skills - the ability to understand the problem-to-be-solved on a deep level and

interpret results on more than just a superficial level

Basic knowledge of manufacturing best practices including DFM, part selection, and BOM creation

High comfort level within a fast-paced environment - you ll be helping to build from the ground up so it s important to be flexible and capable of adapting to moving targets

Self-starting attitude - while Altus is a highly collaborative team environment, we re looking for

candidates who can take take a general direction then run with it and make it their own

Extra credit if you have experience in any of the following: consumer products, manufacturing, IOT products, electronics and software controls, and/or experience with CFD and FEA, thermal sciences, heat pump design

Want to Learn More?

Please email [email protected] with your resume, portfolio, and brief thoughts on:

Why are you interested in joining a climate tech company/how does it fit with your goals?

When the time comes for reference calls, what will your colleagues say about you?

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