Mechanical Design Engineer Cell Stack Components

Are you a problem-solver who take initiative and who thrives in collaborative environments? Does turning complex challenges into simple, effective solutions sound exciting to you? If you’re ready to be part of a dynamic team making a real impact, we want to hear from you!

In this role, you’ll be a key contributor to component design—analyzing mechanical stress and deformation, fluid flow, load distribution, and tolerancing. You'll also focus on design for manufacturability, preparing detailed documentation, and conducting in-depth technical reviews.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design components and assemblies for electrochemical cell stacks to meet functional requirements while minimizing cost. Order and inspect components for compliance with specifications.
• Perform engineering calculations to support design concepts, including stress analysis/FEA for mechanical robustness or CFD for uniform fluid distribution, and tolerance models.
• Apply sound engineering principles to the design and analysis of complex components and assemblies
• Use PTC Creo to create detailed drawings, assemblies, and bills of materials. Prepare technical specifications and technical drawings for detailed review.
• Use equipment and hand tools to assemble and test cell stacks and associated systems. Prepare test plans, technical reports, drawings, and assembly processes.
• Perform research and testing to extend electrochemical cell stack functionality, identify novel approaches for cost reduction or increased reliability, and find new applications for existing technology elements.
• Cooperate and communicate solution pathways effectively with other project participants to resolve technical and program challenges with proportionate solutions
• Collaborate with product- and manufacturing teams to ensure design meets manufacturability requirements, design for volume production considerations, develop inspection criteria, evaluate component suppliers, and solve complex challenges with supplied components.
• Collaborate with product team to troubleshoot complex field returns in support of technical service, and conduct formal root cause analysis
• Support product- and manufacturing teams with more complex cases of dispositioning non-conforming product.

Education and/or Experience

• BSME or MSME or equivalent.

Required skills and abilities

• 5-10 years of industry related experience (fuel cells, fluidics, gas separation, flow batteries, piping systems, pressure vessels), or PhD in related concentration
• 5+ years of experience designing with 3D CAD and analyzing precision components for complex assemblies.
• Capable of working well in a multi-disciplinary team environment with high degree of collaboration.
• Design of pressure containment devices or sealing systems.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes including molding, machining, forming, and joining methods.
• Work experience supporting manufacturing operations.
• Supplier interaction and evaluation.
• Working familiarity with safe work practices and hazard analysis.

Preferred skills and abilities

• Experience with PTC CREO strongly preferred
• Experience with FEA (PTC Simulate or ANSYS preferred) or CFD (ANSYS CFX)
• Experience with project planning

Competencies

• Collaboration
• Initiative
• Creative problem solving
• Communication
• Planning and execution
• Commitment

The above statements reflect the principal functions of the position and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job.

Nel Hydrogen provides comprehensive health and insurance benefits for its employees as well as a stock option plan. The Company offers competitive paid vacation time, sick leave, and holidays.

The Company has a published Code of Conduct that all employees are expected to follow.

Visas

• Nel will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided.
• Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We are an equal opportunity employer-M/F/Disa-bled/Veteran and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.