Flight Sciences Hypersonic Thermal Engineer

Lockheed Martin•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We will be hosting a hiring event on February 19th in Huntsville, AL. If chosen for an interview, you will have an interview time and location. We will be interviewing levels 2, 3 and 4 and 5 for roles, on this contract and at this hiring event. The positions are on-site 100% of the time. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Requirements

Professional work experience in some/all of the following: Thermophysics & Heat transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics, computer programming
Familiarity with thermal analysis and software tools such as Thermal Desktop, SINDA, TSS
Knowledge of requirements development and management
Strong mathematical and analytical skills
Experience in mechanical engineering principals

Nice To Haves

Account for all possible thermal heating methods (conduction, convection, solar and Earth radiation, albedo, free molecular heating, etc.) experienced throughout mission
Coordinate TPS, component design, and material selection from a thermal POV
Collaborate, collect, and integrate transient/steady state data from other teams to map onto thermal models as needed for enhanced fidelity
Perform preliminary hand calculations and 1D models (backside temperatures, bulk temperatures, ablation, erosion, etc.) before maturing analyses
Collaborate with test team to identify data needs for thermal analysis, including conditioning methods, sensor placements, and environmental factors
Proficient in NX and NX Simcenter for performing thermal analyses
Excellent verbal/written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical audiences