Thermal Engineer I

3 weeks ago

Tustin, California, United States Virgin Galactic Full time
Job Title: Thermal Engineer I

Virgin Galactic is seeking a highly skilled Thermal Engineer I to join our team. As a Thermal Engineer I, you will be responsible for advancing the thermal engineering development using commercial software as well as in-house codes for temperature predictions and correlation with flight test data for the suborbital spaceplane Delta, the mothership Eve, and other special projects.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and substantiate the thermal protection system for future spaceships
  • Develop external heat transfer models encompassing thermal radiation and convection using in-house simulators, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and finite element models (FEM)
  • Develop in-house thermal simulation capabilities using Python or MATLAB
  • Perform model updates from data collected during vehicle or component testing and data created with analytical tools
  • Develop and substantiate thermal design objectives and requirements for unique vehicles with unconventional configurations
  • Develop and improve standards, processes, and best practices
  • Support pre-flight preparation including development of instrumentation plans, review of test limitations, flight test plans and procedures, flight readiness reviews, mission control room support, and post flight analysis
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering and 2 years of relevant work experience, and/or equivalent
  • Proficient in heat transfer, electromagnetic radiation, convection, & conduction
  • Excellent proactive communication (oral, written, presentation), interpersonal, negotiation and organizational skills
  • Some experience with Python, Matlab or a similar language
  • Fundamentals in subsonic & supersonic aerodynamics
  • Working knowledge of aircraft and spacecraft systems
  • Ability to carry out technical work in an environment with multiple stakeholders
Preferred Skills and Experience:
  • Experience in finite element modeling with FEMAP (Thermal Desktop) and an understanding of Finite Difference Method (Heat Transfer)
  • Experience in empirical modeling and data processing
  • Experience in aerospace simulation development
  • Experience with Linux operating systems
  • Test experience in writing test plans, instrumentation selection, sensor calibration
  • Experience with full-vehicle aircraft analysis
  • Experience in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) using Fun3D
  • Experience with Pointwise and/or ParaView
  • Experience in other Flight Sciences disciplines
Physical and/or Additional Requirements:
  • The position will be hybrid out of our Tustin, California offices with an onsite schedule.
  • The annual U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $72,500.00–$105,000.00.

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