Thermal Engineer - Avionics for Stratospheric Platforms

Strativ Group; Albuquerque (NM); In loco; USD 110.000 - 160.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Strativ Group is seeking a Thermal Engineer to lead the thermal design, analysis, and validation of mission-critical avionics hardware for stratospheric platforms. You will work closely with electrical, mechanical, systems, and flight operations teams to ensure reliability and safety across all flight phases.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace thermal engineering, strong heat transfer knowledge, and hands-on modeling with Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, ANSYS, and COMSOL.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in thermal engineering within aerospace, avionics, or high-reliability electronics.
• Strong mastery of heat transfer fundamentals and thermal modeling tools.
• Experience supporting environmental testing and correlating data with models.

Mansioni

• Lead thermal design for avionics hardware, PCBs, enclosures, and assemblies.
• Develop and validate analytical and numerical thermal models for steady-state and transient conditions.
• Establish thermal requirements and safety margins for high-altitude environments.
• Optimize hardware layout for maximum heat dissipation and reliability.
• Plan and analyze TVAC, thermal cycling, and environmental tests; correlate results to models.
• Present findings at design reviews and support root-cause analysis.

Conoscenze

Thermal engineering

Heat transfer

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Strumenti

Thermal Desktop

SINDA/FLUINT

ANSYS

COMSOL

Descrizione del lavoro

Strativ Group is seeking a Thermal Engineer to lead the thermal design, analysis, and validation of mission-critical avionics hardware for stratospheric platforms. You will work closely with electrical, mechanical, systems, and flight operations teams to ensure reliability and safety across all flight phases.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace thermal engineering, strong heat transfer knowledge, and hands-on modeling with Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, ANSYS, and COMSOL.