Senior Thermal Engineer

Mainstream Engineering

$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in thermal engineering or related field
  • Hands-on laboratory test experience necessary
  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering preferred, with consideration for MSME candidates
  • US Citizenship required due to ITAR regulations
  • Minimum GPA of 3.3 across all degrees
  • Solid understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics
  • Experience with data acquisition systems, particularly LabVIEW, and sensors.

Responsibilities

  • Develop cutting-edge thermal management products for military and commercial clients
  • Lead projects from conception to production including ideation and research
  • Design systems for hypersonic vehicles and advanced weapon platforms
  • Utilize advanced cooling techniques like microchannel cooling and oscillating heat pipes
  • Conduct analytical calculations and computational simulations (CFD and FEA)
  • Build and test prototypes in the lab environment
  • Interface directly with customers to tailor solutions to their needs.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on innovative technologies for national defense
  • Culture that values problem-solving and intellectual curiosity
  • Involvement in the entire product development lifecycle
  • Access to state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and equipment
  • Autonomy in project management and exploration of new technologies.
Full Job Description
Position Summary

We are looking for motivated thermal engineers to develop cutting-edge products for our military, governmental, and commercial customers. Systems we design are specifically tuned for the customers' needs and ranges from single-phase pumped loops, vapor compression and other lifting cycles, and radiation thermal management. Our current designs extend the range of hypersonic vehicles, enable power dense laser weapons on small platforms, and lower size, weight, and power for aerospace systems. Components we routinely develop include coldplates for electronics, heat exchangers, thermal energy storage devices, and mechanical components for thermal systems. Our group of thermal engineers drive products from conception to production including product ideation, research, laboratory/prototype builds, experimental testing, and design for manufacture. Individual engineers lead their own projects and research. Your creativity and interest determine the next technology you investigate. We currently use advanced techniques like microchannel cooling, three-dimensional cooling passages through additive manufacturing, membrane enhanced cooling, oscillating heat pipes. This position includes proposal writing for your next idea, analytical calculations, computational simulations (CFD and FEA), laboratory build and testing, and direct customer interfacing.

Position Requirements
  • We are looking for people that fit our values
    • problem solvers; people that can innovate solutions to real-world problems
    • relentless intellectual curiosity
    • service-minded individuals
    • Internally motivated
  • 10+ years of experience
  • Hands-on laboratory test experience
  • PhD ME preferred, will consider MSME candidates
  • US Citizenship required due to strict ITAR regulations
  • GPA not less than 3.3 for all degrees
  • Solid understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics
  • Experience with data acquisition systems (LabVIEW preferred) including temperature, pressure, flow, and other sensors
  • CFD/FEA modeling (ANSYS/FLUENT) experience is a plus

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