Senior ECS Thermal & Flow Engineer

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer in San Jose, CA, is hiring a Staff ECS Thermal and Flow Analysis Engineer to join the Thermal Management team. You will design, analyze, and optimize the ECS and fuselage to ensure cabin comfort, avionics cooling, and safe operation across flight conditions.

Responsibilities include 1D/3D flow and thermal analyses, architecture support, and model development using ANSYS Fluent, Star‑CCM+, and other CFD tools.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in thermal and flow analysis.
• Proficiency with Thermal Desktop, SINDA/Fluint, Flownex, GT‑Suite, or CFD codes.
• Experience with CFD tools such as ANSYS Fluent, Star‑CCM+, or OpenFOAM.
• Familiarity with DO‑160 and environmental qualification standards for aircraft systems.
• Strong data analysis and scripting skills (Python or MATLAB preferred).
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed 1D and 3D flow and thermal analyses for ECS and other ventilation systems in the cabin, electronic bays, and fuselage.
• Support ECS architecture definition including air distribution, heat exchanger sizing, and control strategies.
• Develop steady‑state and transient thermal/fluid models using tools such as Ansys Fluent, Start CCM+, Matlab, and similar.
• Analyze pressure drops, mass flow distributions, and cabin air mixing under various flight and ground conditions.
• Evaluate heat loads from avionics, electronics, and cabin occupants to ensure temperature and humidity control targets are met.
• Evaluate solar loading on the structure and through transparencies.
• Correlate analytical models with test data from component and system‑level validation campaigns.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure system integration and safety/compliance.

Skills

5+ years experience

Python or MATLAB

Data analysis

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Education

MS or PhD in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Thermal Desktop

SINDA/Fluint

Flownex

GT-Suite

CFD tools

ANSYS Fluent

Star-CCM+

OpenFOAM

Job description

Archer in San Jose, CA, is hiring a Staff ECS Thermal and Flow Analysis Engineer to join the Thermal Management team. You will design, analyze, and optimize the ECS and fuselage to ensure cabin comfort, avionics cooling, and safe operation across flight conditions.

Responsibilities include 1D/3D flow and thermal analyses, architecture support, and model development using ANSYS Fluent, Star‑CCM+, and other CFD tools.