Senior Thermal Engineer: Lead Next-Gen Cooling Tech

mainstreamengr; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Mainstream Engineering Corporation in New York 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 blends theory with hands-on hardware development from concept to production.

You will lead projects, perform heat transfer and thermodynamics analyses, build and test experimental hardware, and collaborate with customers to transition technologies into production.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 10+ years of professional engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics.

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

Mechanical engineering

Problem solving

Education

Master's or PhD in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CFD

FEA

ANSYS/FLUENT

LabVIEW

Job description

Mainstream Engineering Corporation in New York 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 blends theory with hands-on hardware development from concept to production.

You will lead projects, perform heat transfer and thermodynamics analyses, build and test experimental hardware, and collaborate with customers to transition technologies into production.