Staff Engineer, Thermal - Air Vehicle (R4856)

The role requires a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline with at least 7 years of professional experience in thermal engineering. The candidate should have deep expertise in heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation) and fluid mechanics, as well as an advanced understanding of active and passive cooling solutions. Knowledge of thermal management techniques for aircraft bays, engine bays, and hot surfaces is required, along with proficiency in thermal analysis and CFD tools such as Flo EFD, STAR-CCM+, Thermal Desktop. CAD design tools like NX, SolidWorks or similar are also needed. The candidate should demonstrate the ability to apply first-principle reasoning to complex engineering problems, strong communication and leadership skills, and a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy team mate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others. A desire for obtaining an S/SAR level security clearance is also required. Additional experience with high-altitude aircraft thermal management, analysis, and design, familiarity with aircraft integration constraints (power, weight, volume, maintainability, safety), hands-on experience with thermal and fluid system testing, instrumentation, and validation, knowledge of materials and manufacturing methods relevant to aerospace thermal management, guiding trade studies, and background in multi-disciplinary system integration spanning avionics, fluid systems, and systems engineering is preferred.

Candidates will join an innovative team pushing engineering boundaries. Depending on the domains associated with this job, you will be expected to design clean APIs, write automated test cases, and participate in peer code reviews. We value developers who focus on performance optimization, fast load times, and simple, maintainable architectures.