Remote Lead Engineer, Thermal Dynamics & Systems Modeling

GE Aerospace; Bellevue (WA); Remote; USD 112,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Remote-friendly

Job summary

GE Aerospace is seeking a Lead Engineer 1 - Thermal Dynamics to provide analytical modeling for system architectures and to lead thermal modeling efforts across a multi-disciplinary team. You will drive performance requirements compliance, test data interpretation, and model development for production-grade solutions.

The role supports remote or on-site work in St. George, Utah, with base pay in the $112,000–$130,000 USD annual range and potential annual bonus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college and 8-10 years of relevant experience.
• Deep expertise in the thermal fluid sciences including fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer.
• Experience and expertise in thermal fluid systems analysis and modeling including understanding of nonlinear, gradient and gradient free numerical iterative solvers and optimization techniques.
• Familiarity with environmental testing and qualification methods such as MIL-STD-810 and DO-160.
• Basic CAD experience in NX.
• Deep understanding of coding/scripting experience (preferably in MATLAB/Simulink or Python).
• Expertise building, using, correlating, and maintaining steady state and dynamic system modeling and architecting high level controls.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the System Engineer with developing the program’s system architecture and technical approach. This can include thermal and controls analysis and testing and test analysis as it relates to system model correlation and performance requirements compliance assessment during development and verification and validation.
• Identify and manage program’s technical risks as it pertains to thermal performance.
• Serve as technical lead for modeling and analysis, provide clear objectives that are measurable and attainable, and coordinate modeling and analysis activities with other engineering functional groups.
• Work closely with the Systems Engineer and Program Manager to ensure successful execution of modeling, analysis, and testing development for programs.
• Manage thermal and performance technical requirements and assist the program Systems Engineer in their requirements traceability, decomposition, derivation, and verification & validation.
• Allocate and decompose high-level requirements into lower-level specifications to internal functional groups, components, and suppliers as applicable for thermal and performance requirements.
• Researching and recommending investments or changes in technology, methodology, toolsets, procedures, equipment, systems, etc. to continually improve the discipline health and the Intergalactic’s products and services.
• Communicate and collaborate with customers and suppliers as part of design development process.
• Review and approve documentation for transition from prototype to production.
• Provide engineering support to trouble shoot and diagnose non-performing products (RCCA, lessons learned, etc.).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

GE Aerospace is seeking a Lead Engineer 1 - Thermal Dynamics to provide analytical modeling for system architectures and to lead thermal modeling efforts across a multi-disciplinary team. You will drive performance requirements compliance, test data interpretation, and model development for production-grade solutions.

The role supports remote or on-site work in St. George, Utah, with base pay in the $112,000–$130,000 USD annual range and potential annual bonus.