Sr. Thermal Engineer

Cummings Aerospace Inc; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummings Aerospace Inc. seeks a Senior Thermal Engineer to lead thermal design, analysis, and validation for a hypersonic vehicle. The role reports to the Program Manager and requires collaboration across IPTs to ensure design verification and system performance.

Responsibilities include developing thermal analyses, presenting results to stakeholders, and guiding work products and schedules while adhering to corporate policies. Active clearance or eligibility is expected as projects progress.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry is required; MS degree preferred.
• At least 10 years of thermal analysis experience with DoD missile and/or weapon systems is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Support thermal system designs for components, subsystems and systems per flight requirements.
• Perform component to system-level thermal analyses for design verification and performance.
• Assess thermal environments across all flight phases and manufacturing steps.
• Document and present analysis results to PM, IPT Leads, QA, and customers.
• Interface with program IPTs to align design assumptions and work products.
• Lead or support work product definitions, schedules, and technical reports.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies in daily duties.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Time management

Communication

Dynamic environment

Education

BS in Engineering/Math/Physics/Chemistry

MS preferred

Tools

Thermal Desktop

TRASYS

SINDA

Fluint

NASTRAN

Job description

Job Description

Overview

The Senior Thermal Engineer position is a full-time exempt position. The individual will perform thermal system design, analysis, hardware development, integration and validation for a hypersonic vehicle. The individual will report to the Program Manager.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of thermal system designs of components, subsystems and systems compliant with flight vehicle and component requirements.
• Perform component thru system-level thermal analysis of flight hardware to support hardware design verification and system performance analysis.
• Assess thermal environments for all phases of flight to include; manufacturing and assembly, ground processing, pre-launch processing, launch and post-launch.
• Support the design, development, integration and documentation of thermal analysis to establish system design and verification requirements.
• Document and present analysis results to Program Management, IPT Leads, Quality Assurance representatives and customers.
• Interface across program IPTs to ensure the integration of design and analysis assumptions and work products.
• Lead and/or support the definition of work products and schedules, and preparation of technical products and reports.
• Ensure corporate policies and procedures are adhered to in daily performance of duties.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Competencies

• BS degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry is required, MS degree preferred.

• At least 10 years of thermal analysis experience with DoD missile system and/or weapon system components and subsystems is highly desired.

• Familiarity with thermal modeling tools such as Thermal Desktop, TRASYS, SINDA, Fluint, NASTRAN, etc.
• Candidate must be able to develop and execute work products on time and with minimal supervision.
• Candidate must be able to work effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Candidate should demonstrate effective time management and communication skills.

Clearance

• Active Secret Clearance Required. Top Secret clearance Preferred.