Intellectual Challenge. Dirty Fingernails.
Senior Research Engineer
Other positions available: Mechanical Design Engineers
Venture Capital backed internal combustion engine startup, located in Bloomfield, Connecticut, is seeking talented engineers/researchers to join a team determined to change the world. Competitive pay is complimented by generous stock options, offering the chance to earn significant personal wealth. If you are looking for the challenge of a lifetime and are not afraid of risk and hard work, we want to talk to you.
Position Description
As Mechanical Engineer, you will work with the company founder and CTO in a broad range of development related activities in an R&D program aimed to bring a breakthrough rotary diesel engine design to life. The candidate will be responsible for detailed technical work to support the company in the execution of its technology roadmap, serving as a team member of a growing engineering team when the company ramps toward production.
The Mechanical Engineer will:
Create and modify models in SolidWorks
Create parts from SolidWorks models, including detailing, producing detailed shop ready drawings, and communicating with machine shops
Specify and procure off-the-shelf components
Direct a technician and participate in the hands-on construction/assembly of parts and purchased components to produce a working prototype
Conduct experiments and tests to verify concept viability
Assist in debugging experimental hardware and measurement equipment, together with the technician
Document results through patent applications, technical reports and publications.
Work with the CTO to communicate these results to follow-on investors.
Requirements
Qualifications:
Masters degree or BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree with a minimum 3 years experience, including design and analysis of mechanisms.
Proven record of innovation in machine/mechanism design
Specific design experience with SolidWorks and analysis experience in FEA/Motion/Thermal analysis package, CosmosDesigner preferable.
Excellent work ethics and ability to work well in a small team environment.
Helpful Skills:
Experience with advanced rotary and piston engine technologies (exhaust gas recirculation, Miller cycle and HCCI, etc)
Experience with CFD ? CosmosFlow preferable.
Experience with engine analysis codes (GT-Power, KIVA, etc).
LiquidPiston, Inc. is an MIT incubated R&D company poised to transform ten years of breakthrough thermodynamics research into the world’s most efficient rotary engine. With a fundamental design that scales from lawnmowers, to locomotives, LiquidPiston has the potential to add fifty years to the life of the internal combustion engine industry in a resource-constrained world.
If interested, please, send your resume to hiring@LiquidPiston.com
