Senior Thermal Engineer: Lead from Concept to Production

Mainstream Engineering Corporation; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mainstream Engineering is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer to develop advanced thermal management technologies for military, government, and commercial applications. This is an R&D-focused role that moves ideas from concept to prototype, testing to production.

You'll lead projects, build experimental hardware, run tests, analyze results, and interact directly with customers to transition successful technologies into production. U.S. citizenship is required due to ITAR.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering
• Minimum 3.3 GPA for all completed degrees
• 10+ years of professional engineering experience
• Strong understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics
• Hands-on laboratory, prototype, or experimental testing experience
• Experience developing thermal systems, components, or technologies
• Ability to independently lead technical projects and solve complex engineering problems
• U.S. Citizenship due to ITAR requirements

Responsibilities

• Lead thermal engineering projects from concept through prototype, testing, and production
• Develop innovative thermal management solutions for challenging real-world applications
• Perform analytical calculations involving heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics
• Develop and evaluate computational models using CFD and FEA tools
• Design, build, instrument, and test experimental hardware
• Develop laboratory test plans and analyze experimental data
• Work with temperature, pressure, flow, and other instrumentation and data acquisition systems
• Collaborate directly with customers to understand requirements and develop solutions
• Prepare technical proposals and develop new R&D concepts
• Support design for manufacturability and transition of successful technologies into production
• Research emerging thermal technologies and identify opportunities for new product development

Skills

Heat transfer

Thermodynamics

Fluid mechanics

Laboratory work

Experimentation

Education

Master's or PhD in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

GPA 3.3 or higher

Tools

CFD

FEA

ANSYS/FLUENT

LabVIEW

Data acquisition systems

Job description

Mainstream Engineering is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer to develop advanced thermal management technologies for military, government, and commercial applications. This is an R&D-focused role that moves ideas from concept to prototype, testing to production.

You'll lead projects, build experimental hardware, run tests, analyze results, and interact directly with customers to transition successful technologies into production. U.S. citizenship is required due to ITAR.