Senior Aircraft Thermal Systems Lead

F7d8749a; Seattle (WA); Vor Ort; USD 150.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

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Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Zusammenfassung

Shield AI is seeking a Staff (L4) Aircraft Thermal Systems Engineer to own thermal environments and cooling for a Group 5 UAV fighter. You will develop and validate thermal models, design active and passive cooling, and integrate thermal hardware across structures and avionics.

You will lead thermal design decisions, collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, and ensure hardware meets MIL-STD-810 and airworthiness requirements while delivering robust capability to operators.

Qualifikationen

• Active Secret or higher clearance is required.
• 7–12 years of aerospace thermal engineering experience.
• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Strong mastery of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics.
• Experience with first-principles calculations and CFD/thermal analysis tools.
• Ability to design active and passive cooling solutions for aircraft bays and hot surfaces.
• CAD/PLM experience with NX/CATIA/Creo/SolidWorks.

Aufgaben

• Own aircraft-level thermal environments and thermal-management solutions.
• Perform first-principles heat transfer and fluid dynamics calculations; develop analytical/CFD models.
• Design and evaluate active and passive cooling solutions and heat-rejection paths.
• Define thermal requirements, assess risks, and make design recommendations.
• Develop thermal hardware layouts and CAD models; resolve interfaces with other systems.
• Define qualification tests, support data acquisition, and validate models with test data.
• Author specifications and drive supplier execution for thermal hardware.
• Execute MIL-STD-810 qualification plans and support airworthiness activities.
• Communicate findings in reviews and guide cross-disciplinary teams.

Kenntnisse

Thermal analysis (first principles)

Heat transfer fundamentals

Thermal system design

Autonomy / self-direction

Problem solving under pressure

Clearance handling

Aerospace thermal experience

Ausbildung

B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

FloEFD

STAR-CCM+

Thermal Desktop

Siemens NX

CATIA

Creo

SolidWorks

Jobbeschreibung

Shield AI is seeking a Staff (L4) Aircraft Thermal Systems Engineer to own thermal environments and cooling for a Group 5 UAV fighter. You will develop and validate thermal models, design active and passive cooling, and integrate thermal hardware across structures and avionics.

You will lead thermal design decisions, collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, and ensure hardware meets MIL-STD-810 and airworthiness requirements while delivering robust capability to operators.