Thermal Engineer - Strativ Group : Job Details

Thermal Engineer / Analysis - Orange County. CA

Strativ Group are working with a defense technology company who are passionate about changing the way military systems are designed.

Due to growth they are looking for a Thermal Engineer to join their team, this position will be working on their space payload products

What you will do

• Own the thermal design, analysis, test, and associated component vendor management of a space hardware development program.
• Use first principles for the right level of analysis to apply. Execute hand calculations, spreadsheet, and MATLAB/Python first-order models to inform path forward before the detailed design.
• Define good thermal architecture to withstand the space environments. Define and quantify hot, cold, and any other edge cases that drive the system.
• Work with designers to discuss the pros/cons of system architecture with respect to thermal considerations.
• Own the thermal FEA/CFD models and predict system performance.
• Define and execute prototype builds and tests to verify thermal designs
• Present thermal status at formal reviews internally and with customers.
• Develop a database of materials, thermal properties, and vendors of thermal hardware for use in space
• Develop internal tools to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of analysis.

Required Qualifications

• BS, MS, or higher degree in engineering or applied physics
• Demonstrated knowledge of heat transfer in academic and/or professional setting
• Proficiency in Thermal Desktop or equivalent thermal simulation tool
• Hands on experience prototyping hardware and conducting thermal tests. Experience selecting instrumentation, post-processing data, correlating models
• CAD experience with SolidWorks or Siemens NX
• US. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data

Additional qualifications

• 2+ years professional experience as a thermal analyst using Thermal Desktop
• Design or test experience on a space platform
• Experience developing code in higher-level languages like Python or MATLAB for applications like lumped thermal capacitance steady state and transient analysis

To be considered for this great opportunity, please apply today !