Thermal Engineer I

2 weeks ago

Tustin, California, United States Virgin Galactic Full time

Job Summary

The Thermal Engineer I will be responsible for advancing thermal engineering development using commercial software and 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, and conduction.
  • Excellent proactive communication (oral, written, presentation), interpersonal, negotiation, and organizational skills.
  • Some experience with Python, Matlab, or a similar language.
  • Fundamentals in subsonic and supersonic aerodynamics.
  • Working knowledge of aircraft and spacecraft systems.
  • Ability to carry out technical work in an environment with multiple stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 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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