Thermal Systems Engineer II — HVAC/R & Heat Exchangers

Leonardo DRS; High Ridge (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Health Savings Account

401(k) savings plan

Flexible work schedules (9/80)

Job summary

Leonardo DRS, Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Engineer II – Thermal Systems in High Ridge, MO to develop and test HVAC&R products for commercial and defense sectors.

You will perform heat transfer analyses, thermodynamics calculations, and simulations to predict performance of heat exchangers and air handling systems. The role supports product development, proposals, testing, qualification, and production, with responsibilities spanning component selection, flowsheet design, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related technical field.
• Comfortable and competent writing and creating technical documentation.
• Competent using MS Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support projects and proposals for the development and support of HVAC&R equipment, especially heat exchangers, air conditioning, refrigeration, and air handling systems.
• Perform heat transfer, thermodynamic, material & energy balance, and fluid system analysis.
• Support system design through flowsheet (P&ID) development.
• Refrigeration system analysis and component selection.
• Support testing, qualification, documentation and analysis of prototypes, products, systems or subsystems.
• Create piping/plumbing layouts for equipment tests.
• Review customer specifications and requirements in support of bids and proposals and development of compliant designs.
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems, and services.
• Support rapid prototyping of development projects.
• Coordinate test schedules with lab, engineering and production.
• Suggest improvements and support lab system upgrades.
• Responsible for completion of projects on time, within budget and following design specifications.
• Provide budget, cost and schedule input for status of project assignments.
• Work with manufacturing and cross functional teams to achieve project cost and manufacturing efficiency goals.
• Communicate clearly with other company personnel and customers.
• Contribute to team efforts by accomplishing results in a cooperative and supportive manner.
• Attend appropriate engineering, customer, or business meetings.
• Maintain and develop technical knowledge by conferring with technical specialists and suppliers; attending educational workshops; and reviewing professional publications.
• Ability to work independently under supervision of others while reporting of progress and status.
• Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization.

Skills

Technical writing

MS Office (Excel)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Chemical Engineering or related technical field

Tools

MATLAB

Aspen

CHEMCAD

LabVIEW

Job description

Leonardo DRS, Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Engineer II – Thermal Systems in High Ridge, MO to develop and test HVAC&R products for commercial and defense sectors.

You will perform heat transfer analyses, thermodynamics calculations, and simulations to predict performance of heat exchangers and air handling systems. The role supports product development, proposals, testing, qualification, and production, with responsibilities spanning component selection, flowsheet design, and documentation.