Thermal Systems Engineer — Additive Heat Exchangers

HX5; Brook Park (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k) plan with Company Match

Paid Holidays

Accrued Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

HX5 is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer/Thermal Analyst to join our team in Brook Park, Ohio, supporting the GEARS contract at NASA Glenn Research Center. The role focuses on thermal analysis, experimental protocols, and the development of rapid design methods for heat exchangers used in hybrid-electric propulsion.

Candidates should have ABET‑accredited Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering degrees with 2–5 years of relevant experience (or a Master’s with 0–3 years).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 2–5 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree with 0–3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience performing hands-on lab research in thermal/flow systems and basic heat transfer analyses.
• Proficiency with thermal analysis tools such as Thermal Desktop, Ansys, and nTop.

Responsibilities

• Define rigorous experimental protocols to characterize performance across a wide matrix of variables.
• Develop an extensive data repository of empirical results for a modern reference text.
• Help establish rapid system design methods for next‑gen heat exchangers in hybrid-electric propulsion.
• Utilize Python scripts and AI-driven automation with established analysis tools to compress design iterations.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Heat transfer calculations

Python programming

AI tools in design

Open-source thermal codes

Education

Bachelor's degree + 2–5 years relevant experience

Master's degree + 0–3 years relevant experience

Tools

Thermal Desktop

Ansys

nTop

Python

Job description

HX5 is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer/Thermal Analyst to join our team in Brook Park, Ohio, supporting the GEARS contract at NASA Glenn Research Center. The role focuses on thermal analysis, experimental protocols, and the development of rapid design methods for heat exchangers used in hybrid-electric propulsion.

Candidates should have ABET‑accredited Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering degrees with 2–5 years of relevant experience (or a Master’s with 0–3 years).