Gatik

Who we are:

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, delivers goods safely and efficiently using its fleet of light & medium-duty trucks. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 customers including Kroger, Walmart, Tyson Foods, Loblaw, Pitney Bowes, Georgia-Pacific, and KBX; enabling them to optimize their hub-and-spoke supply chain operations, enhance service levels and product flow across multiple locations while reducing labor costs and meeting an unprecedented expectation for faster deliveries. Gatik’s Class 3-7 autonomous box trucks are commercially deployed in multiple markets including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada.

About the role:

Gatik is hiring a Senior Thermal Engineer who will be responsible for the overall thermal validation of Gatik’s hardware and Drive-by-wire components. This individual will be tasked with analyzing systems, developing validation plans and collaborating with cross-functional peers. Your area of expertise is the full range of thermal validation leveraging a cutting-edge tool set. Being hands-on, independent, having good communication and documentation skills are key to succeed in this role. 

This role is onsite 4 days a week at our Mountain View, CA office!

What you'll do:

• Develop thermal architectures for self driving hardware stacks
• Take ownership of thermal management components within the HW stack
• Size thermal components meeting specified requirements
• Manage external resources for CFD analysis needs
• Develop custom components required to complete the designs
• Develop thermal validation plans (DVP) in line with vehicle performance requirements
• Design and build test set ups to support DVP
• Lead thermal component, sub-systems, vehicle testing
• Develop and refine thermal analysis procedures and methods
• Manage work and deliverables with external thermal validation resources
• Document findings and reports stating clear recommendations and proposals for improvements to relevant peers and leadership
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering team members to optimize and improve component and system performance

What we're looking for:

• BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering or similar engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience engineering thermal components
• Experience in the Automotive, Truck/Transportation and AV/EV industry
• Excellent thermodynamics and heat transfer knowledge
• Proficient in convection & conjugate heat transfer problems (Solidworks flow simulation preferred)
• Experienced in sizing thermal solutions like heat exchangers, heat sinks, cooling fans & conduits, pumps, interface materials etc.
• Experience with CAD software (Solidworks preferred)
• Ability to solve hands-on tasks around heavy duty machinery
• Experience with data collection on vehicles using T-DAQs & thermocouples
• Completed a development program full cycle
• Ability to plan, instrument and perform test campaigns (some experience in PWM control, Arduino programming preferred)
• Strong computer skills with programming and Python scripting experience (preferred)

More about Gatik:

With headquarters in Mountain View, CA and offices in Canada, Texas and Arkansas. Gatik is establishing new standards of success for the autonomous trucking industry every day. Visit us at Gatik for more company information and Jobs @ Gatik for more open roles.

Gatik News:

• The 10 most innovative companies in transportation of 2023
• America’s Best Startup Employers of 2023 by Forbes
• America’s Best Startup Employers of 2022 by Forbes
• Gatik been named as a 2023 FreightTech 25 winner!
• Gatik named a TIME Best Invention of 2022
• Apeksha Kumavat recognized on the Inc. 2022 Female Founders 100 List
• Gatik’s Gautam Narang on the importance of knowing your customer
• Gatik CEO Gautam Narang was Named Among the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2022 by Goldman Sachs

Taking care of our team:

At Gatik, we connect people of extraordinary talent and experience to an opportunity to create a more resilient supply chain and contribute to our environment’s sustainability. We are diverse in our backgrounds and perspectives yet united by a bold vision and shared commitment to our values. Our culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect and agility.

We at Gatik strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that together we can do great things. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.