Thermo-Fluids Engineer I — Aerospace Heat Transfer

Hardware FYI; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 57,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Eligibility

Engineering Development Program (Rot/3

Job summary

RTX’s Pratt & Whitney unit in East Hartford seeks a Thermo-Fluids Engineer I to perform thermo-fluids analyses on gas turbine components for commercial and military aircraft. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams and project engineers to deliver physics-based results.

You will rotate through the Engineering Development Program, gaining breadth and depth in multiple disciplines while contributing to design and analysis efforts in a collaborative, safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or related STEM field, obtained by start date.
• Experience with fluid-flow and heat transfer processes (incompressible/compressible flows; thermodynamics; laminar/turbulent flows).
• Experience in analytical modeling of conductive, convective, radiative heat transfer.
• Experience with numerical modeling tools for heat transfer and fluid-flow analysis.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA.

Responsibilities

• Perform thermo-fluids analysis of gas turbine bearing compartments, gearboxes, oil/air service tubes and ducts.
• Model conductive, convective, and radiative heat transfer using analytical methods.
• Collaborate with design and analytical teams to align requirements and goals.
• Prepare technical documentation and presentations to communicate results.
• Support development and validation of design solutions based on analysis results.
• Participate in team meetings and problem-solving discussions.

Skills

Fluid-flow analysis

Heat transfer analysis

Analytical modeling

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

ANSYS-Mechanical

Simcenter

Fluent

CFX

STAR-CCM

DYMOLA

Python

MATLAB

UG/NX/Design Modeler/Workbench/Space-Claim

Job description

RTX’s Pratt & Whitney unit in East Hartford seeks a Thermo-Fluids Engineer I to perform thermo-fluids analyses on gas turbine components for commercial and military aircraft. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams and project engineers to deliver physics-based results.

You will rotate through the Engineering Development Program, gaining breadth and depth in multiple disciplines while contributing to design and analysis efforts in a collaborative, safety-focused environment.