Sr. Engineer – Thermal Analysis


RESPONSIBILITIES

This position requires excellent thermal analysis skills that will be applied in analyzing and solving thermal problems in the development and testing of flight propulsion products. The individual joins a senior staff engaged in development and production activities related to new and existing in-space propulsion technologies with a market leading propulsion supplier.

Essential Job Functions:

In this position, the selected candidate will perform thermal analysis used in defining the thermal management system for the in space propulsion products. The candidate will coordinate implementation of thermal solutions for in-space applications with the design engineers, structural analysts and manufacturing engineers in a multi-discipline project team.

The selected candidate will build and/or modify thermal models using general-purpose finite difference or finite element modeling software for predicting component and system level thermal behavior. The candidate will develop and evaluate solutions for thermal problems identified during the initial design stage. The analysis activities for flight propulsion components and systems will involve solving heat transfer problems that radiation, thermodynamics, fluid flow, and/or gas dynamics simulations.

In order to verify analytical models, the candidate individual will assist in the development of test procedures and hardware build, coordinate with test staff specifying test methods, instrumentation requirements, and monitoring the test. Once testing is complete, the thermal analyst will update the thermal analysis models based on test results and document the analysis results.

This position also requires the candidate to prepare and present a summary of the thermal analysis problem and results to staff and customers. The candidate will be responsible for preparing documentation for test reports, analysis reports and proposal technical sections.

Specific details of the responsibilities include the following:

(80%) Perform structural analysis to verify the adequacy of designs to meet structural, thermal and performance requirements. Analyses include classical hand calculations and finite element models developed with vendor supplied software such as ANSYS or ABAQUS. Correlate analysis model and test results, update analysis models and provide assessment of design margins. Prepare technical reports documenting all analysis activities.

(10%) Support sub-component, component, sub-system and system testing through pretest predictions of operational behavior, real time test result assessment and post test data reduction and analysis.

(10%) Present status and results of analysis tasks and design verification at Independent Review Boards, Milestone Reviews, Peer Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews and Technical Interchange Reviews.

Requirements :

- Experience in conducting and performing thermal analysis efforts supporting design, development and production qualification.
- Knowledge and experience in designing in aerospace
- Requires experience with thermal analysis tools SINDA/Thermal Desktop, ANSYS or IDEAS TMG.
- Experience with CAD geometry-based modeling using Unigraphics NX or Pro/Engineer is a plus.
- Must have the ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, scientific journals, technical procedures and government specifications
- BS in Mechanical Engineering and a minimum of 5 years of engineering experience with an emphasis on thermal analysis. An advanced degree and/or coursework toward an advanced degree are a plus.
- Must be U.S. Citizen or Permanent U.S. Resident.


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