Senior Thermal Systems Research Engineer

Socket.dev; East Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedule

Educational assistance

Parental leave

401(k) match

Job summary

RTX's Raytheon Technologies Research Center (RTRC) seeks a Senior Research Engineer on our Heat Transfer or Thermodynamic Systems Team to lead advanced modeling, simulation, and system-level analysis across thermofluid and thermal-management challenges in multi-physics environments.

You will develop high-fidelity and reduced-order models for single- and two-phase flows, coupling thermal, fluid, structural, and thermomechanical responses, and explore design spaces with machine learning and

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in a relevant engineering field with hands-on research experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-fidelity and reduced-order modeling of single- and two-phase flows.
• Develop and integrate multi-physics simulations coupling thermal, fluid, structural, and thermomechanical responses.
• Create advanced cooling strategies for high-heat‑flux electronics using microchannels and phase-change materials.
• Guide design-space exploration using ML, AI-assisted modeling, and optimization techniques.
• Perform parametric and topology optimization of thermal components.

Skills

Analytical modeling

Programming

Multi-physics

Uncertainty quantification

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Chemical/Nuclear Eng.

PhD in Mechanical/Aerospace/Chemical/Nuclear Eng.

Tools

FEA

CFD

Job description

RTX's Raytheon Technologies Research Center (RTRC) seeks a Senior Research Engineer on our Heat Transfer or Thermodynamic Systems Team to lead advanced modeling, simulation, and system-level analysis across thermofluid and thermal-management challenges in multi-physics environments.

You will develop high-fidelity and reduced-order models for single- and two-phase flows, coupling thermal, fluid, structural, and thermomechanical responses, and explore design spaces with machine learning and