Senior Mechanical Engineer – Thermal & Air Systems
Rondo EnergyAlameda, Canada
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Posted August 4, 2026
$170k - $200k
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Job Description
We are looking for a hands-on Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Core Technology team, focused on the design and development of hot air handling systems for high-temperature energy storage applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the mechanical design of hot air ducting systems, plenum assemblies, and air distribution components operating at temperatures up to 1000 °C.
- Design, specify, and validate dampers (isolation, control, backdraft, and diverter types) and louvers for high-temperature service, including actuator selection and leakage performance requirements.
- Design plenum assemblies, transition pieces, expansion joints, and support structures that accommodate thermal growth while maintaining structural integrity.
- Define subsystem requirements and develop verification and validation (V&V) plans aligned with system-level performance, safety, and operational goals.
- Prepare technical documentation—drawings, specifications, and engineering calculations—for internal teams, fabricators, and external stakeholders.
- Perform thermal and fluid analyses to identify key design drivers; use FEA where required to confirm mechanical performance under thermal and pressure loads.
- Lead and contribute to FMEA activities to identify and mitigate risk; develop and execute test strategies, including design of experiments (DOE), to validate system performance and reliability.
- Support prototyping, test plans, vendor qualification, and iterative development across high-temperature metallic and insulated duct assemblies.
- Lead the air circulation sub-system for product development of Rondo’s current and next generation product line. Follow Rondo product development phase gate process, lead Rondo product development reviews and maintainphase gate documentation.
- Develop top level system architecture for Rondo Heat Battery Air Management and Heat Delivery systems.
- Lead and participate in design reviews, schedule planning, and cross-functional progress reporting to drive program execution.
- Utilize CAD and PLM tools (SolidWorks preferred) for design, documentation, and configuration control of air-system components.
- Collaborate with manufacturing, construction, and supply chain teams to improve quality, establish process controls, and resolve root causes of field failures.
- Develop duct sizing, routing, and layout using first-principles pressure drop calculations and 1D flow network analysis, ensuring compliance with velocity, pressure, and thermal expansion requirements.
- Solve coupled multiphysics problems involving heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation), fluid flow, and structural behavior in high-temperature air systems.
Benefits & Perks
- Comprehensive Medical Benefits
- Dental & Vision Benefits
- Life Insurance and ADD
- Up to 13 paid holidays per year, in addition to a company week-long holiday in December
- Flexible time off policy
- Catered lunches on-site
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Rondo HQ is close to Oakland airport - one block from the Bay - and has stunning Bay views!
- This role necessitates being on-site at our Alameda HQ several times per week. The estimated annual salary range for this role is $170,000 to $200,000 and it would be eligible for Rondo's excellent benefits listed above pl us additi o nal compe nsation in the form of equity. Please note that some pay bands may have wide ranges of compensation to accommodate candidates' diverse sets of skill levels and experience.
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