Thermal Mechanical Engineering Team Lead

Introduction

Brunel is seeking an experienced Thermal Mechanical Engineering Team Lead to join a growing engineering organization focused on advanced thermal management and Direct Liquid Cooling technologies.

In this role, you will lead a team of mechanical design engineers responsible for the development of complex cooling products from early concept through validation, production readiness, and mass production. You will provide technical leadership while managing team priorities, developing engineering talent, and ensuring strong design standards and processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced mechanical engineering leader who combines a strong background in thermal design, fluid dynamics, mechanical product development, and New Product Introduction (NPI) with proven people leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design process for Direct Liquid Cooling products, ensuring engineering workflows support quality, innovation, and project delivery.
• Manage team workload, priorities, and task delegation across multiple product development activities.
• Coach and develop engineers, supporting technical development, career growth, and performance.
• Provide technical direction for mechanical design, thermal design, simulation, testing, and validation.
• Maintain and improve engineering design standards, processes, and team workflows.
• Lead products through the full development lifecycle, including concept development, prototyping, verification, validation, production transfer, and mass production support.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and other internal teams to ensure alignment throughout product development.
• Define clear responsibilities, decision-making boundaries, and escalation paths across cross-functional teams.
• Work with customers, industry partners, consultants, and critical component suppliers to support technical decisions and continuous improvement.
• Ensure Engineering maintains ownership of design standards, development processes, and technical decisions.
• Oversee the design and development of complex mechanical components and assemblies.
• Support departmental planning and budget management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of thermal design and fluid dynamics.
• Strong mechanical design and engineering knowledge, including GD&T, FEA, DFM, DFMEA, PLM, thermal simulation and testing & validation.
• Strong understanding of New Product Introduction (NPI) and experience taking hardware products from concept through prototyping, verification, validation, production transfer, and mass production.
• Strong CAD design capabilities.
• Experience designing complex mechanical components and assemblies.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, customers, and suppliers.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of people management and/or technical leadership experience, including experience supervising or leading engineering teams.
• Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing of industrial products.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or comparable professional engineering credential.
• Experience leading cross-functional hardware or product development initiatives.
• Experience managing departmental plans and budgets.

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