Aerospace Thermal Analysis Engineer – Hybrid

Horizon Aircraft, Inc.; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Options

Company Paid Group Benefits Plan

Company Stock Matching Program

Health Spending Account

Equity Awards

Job summary

Horizon Aircraft, Inc. in Montreal is seeking an Engineer – Thermal Analysis to support development, certification, and production of our next-generation aircraft.

You will build and run thermal models to predict temperatures and validate thermal management systems across operating conditions. You will work with Systems Engineering, Powerplant, Avionics, Structures, Flight Sciences, and Flight Test teams to ensure safety, reliability, and certification, while driving improvements in processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Thermal Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in thermal analysis, heat transfer, or aerospace systems engineering.
• Experience developing analytical and numerical thermal models.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications and schematics.
• Experience supporting aircraft, rotorcraft, eVTOL, UAV, or spacecraft programs.
• Experience designing thermal management solutions for avionics, electronics, or propulsion systems.
• Experience with environmental qualification testing and thermal vacuum testing.
• Knowledge of aircraft environmental control systems and electrical power systems.
• Experience supporting verification, certification and flight test activities.
• Knowledge of DO-160 and ARP4754B advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain aircraft-level thermal models throughout the design lifecycle.
• Predict component and system temperatures across operating conditions.
• Conduct steady-state and transient thermal analyses.
• Evaluate thermal behavior during normal, abnormal and failure scenarios.
• Support development and optimization of aircraft thermal management architectures.
• Assess cooling requirements for aircraft systems and equipment.
• Support development of all weather operations capability and ice protection strategies.
• Define thermal design requirements and environmental limits.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to integrate thermal requirements into aircraft design.
• Develop thermal test plans and verification strategies.
• Support lab, ground, and flight test activities.
• Support compliance demonstration for airworthiness and environmental requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement of processes to increase safety and efficiency.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Heat transfer

Aerospace systems engineering

Analytical modeling

Numerical modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Thermal Engineering

Tools

Thermal modeling software

Job description

Horizon Aircraft, Inc. in Montreal is seeking an Engineer – Thermal Analysis to support development, certification, and production of our next-generation aircraft.

You will build and run thermal models to predict temperatures and validate thermal management systems across operating conditions. You will work with Systems Engineering, Powerplant, Avionics, Structures, Flight Sciences, and Flight Test teams to ensure safety, reliability, and certification, while driving improvements in processes