Systems Thermal Analyst

GE Aerospace•St. George, UT

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Intergalactic, now part of Unison, a GE Aerospace Company, is seeking a Systems Thermal Analyst. This role provides analytical modeling capabilities to the systems engineering team, leading component and system level trade studies and developing system architectures to meet customer requirements. The analyst will lead and execute thermal modeling and analysis efforts, assess performance requirements compliance, interpret and analyze test data, correlate system models, and maintain system models and libraries. The position involves working with a multi-disciplinary project team including thermal/aerospace analysis, installation, mechanical design and analysis, reliability, controls, electronics, software, and testing experts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field from an accredited college or university + Minimum of 2-3 years of thermal fluids experience (OR a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 6-7 years of experience)
Working knowledge of key aerospace technical disciplines including requirements management, technical verification and validation methodologies, mechanical design, materials, modeling/documentation, structural analysis, electrical systems, system controls, embedded controls, development testing and analysis, qualification analysis and testing.
Deep expertise in the thermal fluid sciences including fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer.
Experience and expertise in thermal fluid systems analysis and modeling including understanding of nonlinear, gradient and gradient free numerical iterative solvers and optimization techniques.
Excellent interpersonal relationship building both internally and externally.
Familiarity of aerospace requirements management methodologies and processes – traceability, decomposition, derivation verification, and validation.
Functional understanding of major aircraft systems: environmental control systems, powerplant, electrical, hydraulics, controls, avionics, power generation, and structures.
Experience with Vapor Cycle Systems (VCS), Liquid Cooling Systems (LCS) and/or Air Cycle Systems (ACS)
Modeling experience and working knowledge of the physics of standard components in VCS, LCS, and ACS such as heat exchangers, pumps, compressors, turbines, fans, valves, motor and motor controllers, water collectors/separators, etc.
Familiarity with environmental testing and qualification methods such as MIL-STD-810 and DO-160
Basic CAD experience (preferably in NX or SolidWorks).
Deep understanding of coding/scripting experience (preferably in MATLAB/Simulink or Python).
Expertise building, using, correlating, and maintaining steady state and dynamic system modeling and architecting high level controls.

Nice To Haves

Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.

Responsibilities

Assist the System Engineer with developing the program’s system architecture and technical approach, including thermal and controls analysis and testing, and test analysis related to system model correlation and performance requirements compliance assessment during development and verification and validation.
Identify and manage program’s technical risks pertaining to thermal performance.
Serve as technical lead for modeling and analysis, providing clear objectives and coordinating activities with other engineering functional groups.
Work closely with the Systems Engineer and Program Manager to ensure successful execution of modeling, analysis, and testing development for programs.
Manage thermal and performance technical requirements and assist the program Systems Engineer in their requirements traceability, decomposition, derivation, and verification & validation.
Allocate and decompose high-level requirements into lower-level specifications for internal functional groups, components, and suppliers for thermal and performance requirements.
Research and recommend investments or changes in technology, methodology, toolsets, procedures, equipment, systems, etc., to continually improve the discipline health and Intergalactic’s products and services.
Communicate and collaborate with customers and suppliers as part of the design development process.
Review and approve documentation for transition from prototype to production.
Provide engineering support to troubleshoot and diagnose non-performing products (RCCA, lessons learned, etc.).
Perform other duties as assigned.