Sr. Thermal Engineer

Cummings Aerospace • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

The Senior Thermal Engineer is a full-time exempt position supporting thermal system design, analysis, hardware development, integration, and validation for a hypersonic vehicle. The role is based in Arlington, Virginia, and reports to the Program Manager.

The engineer supports thermal design and verification across flight vehicle components, subsystems, and systems. The position involves analyzing thermal environments across all phases of flight and related activities, including manufacturing and assembly, ground processing, pre-launch processing, launch, and post-launch. The engineer also documents and presents analysis results to program leadership, integrated product team leads, quality assurance representatives, and customers, and coordinates across program teams to integrate design and analysis assumptions and work products.

The role requires an active Secret clearance. A Top Secret clearance is preferred. Cummings Aerospace provides equal employment opportunities and prohibits workplace harassment and discrimination on the protected grounds described in the posting.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry.
• At least 10 years of thermal analysis experience with DoD missile system and/or weapon system components and subsystems is highly desired.
• Familiarity with thermal modeling tools such as Thermal Desktop, TRASYS, SINDA, Fluint, and NASTRAN.
• Ability to develop and execute work products on time with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Effective time management and communication skills.
• Active Secret clearance required.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Top Secret clearance.
• At least 10 years of thermal analysis experience with DoD missile system and/or weapon system components and subsystems is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Support development of thermal system designs for components, subsystems, and systems that comply with flight vehicle and component requirements.
• Perform component- through system-level thermal analysis of flight hardware to support hardware design verification and system performance analysis.
• Assess thermal environments across all phases of flight, including manufacturing and assembly, ground processing, pre-launch processing, launch, and post-launch.
• Support the design, development, integration, and documentation of thermal analysis to establish system design and verification requirements.
• Document and present analysis results to Program Management, IPT Leads, Quality Assurance representatives, and customers.
• Interface across program IPTs to integrate design and analysis assumptions and work products.
• Lead and/or support definition of work products and schedules, and preparation of technical products and reports.
• Adhere to corporate policies and procedures in daily duties.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior