Mechanical Engineer II - Thermal Engineer

RTX•Tucson, AZ

3d•$68,900 - $131,100•Onsite

About The Position

The Mechanical Analysis and Test (MA&T) Department is responsible for ensuring structural and thermal design robustness across the Raytheon portfolio of products. From preliminary concepts to fielded weapon system support, MA&T delivers innovative structural and thermal engineering solutions utilizing methods ranging from classical fundamental & empirically based techniques to state-of-the-art finite element methods leveraging industry leading commercial tools; all complimented and validated by tests executed in a manner to ensure cost effective yet technically balanced solutions. Raytheon is seeking a Mechanical - Thermal Engineer to join the MA&T Department. The Thermal Engineer is responsible for detailed thermal analysis on products throughout their lifecycle from initial design trade studies and proposals through qualification testing to enduring production support. The analyses will cover a wide range of difficult problems, requiring solutions that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives. The analysis tasks will span the spectrum from classical hand analyses to detailed analyses requiring the use of finite element analysis software. A Thermal Engineer of this salary grade is expected to have a level of technical competence with thermodynamic principles. The Thermal Engineer will be held accountable for completing his/her work within the agreed upon cost and schedule. Additionally, the selected candidate will be expected to present their work for peer reviews and to be a peer reviewer for other engineers’ work. Finally, the engineer is expected to plan and support tests, perform data reduction and engage in thermal model correlation.

Requirements

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace, Engineering Science, Physics, Math, or related (STEM) major obtained by start date.
Experience in thermal analysis with FloTHERM or PATRAN
Experience in Thermal Desktop/SINDA, or ANSYS
Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

Nice To Haves

Experience in mechanical principles to solve classical thermal analysis solutions both inside and outside of finite element tools and an ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
Experience with solid modeling CAD tool such as CREO or equivalent
Experience in Electronics Cooling and Aerodynamic Heating Analyses
Demonstrated experience in thermal testing: Planning, organization, execution, data reduction and correlation
Experience presenting to external customers

Responsibilities

Perform Hand Calculations to determine scope of higher detail analysis models
Perform detailed thermal analyses to solve various program thermal challenges
Generate test plans required to validate analyses and verify hardware compliance to customer requirements
Analyze test data to validate and correlate models
Work with experienced analysts on problems of moderate complexity to provide the answers needed under program cost and schedule constraints
Review your work with peers to ensure technical accuracy
Present results to internal, external, and government customers
Generate detailed documentation of work and archive for reference