Senior Staff Engineer, Environmental Control Systems (RX) (R5905)
Core
Lead full lifecycle architecture, design, and integration of Environmental Control Systems (ECS) for a special access defense aircraft program, ensuring thermal and fluid performance across flight envelopes.
Role type
Senior Staff IC Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer (ECS)
Builds
Flight-ready aircraft thermal management hardware and systems
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Thermal & Fluid Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, 1D system modeling, CAD design, vendor management, test campaign execution, root-cause analysis, autonomous project leadership
Preferred skills
MIL-STD-810, MIL-HDBK-310, RTCA DO-160, SAE AIR/ARP standards
Technologies
Amesim, Flowmaster, Python, MATLAB, Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo
Responsibilities
Lead ECS architecture definition and trade studies; Design and analyze air inlets, ducting, and ram-air cooling circuits; Perform first-principles thermodynamic and heat transfer calculations; Author technical specs and manage external suppliers for ECS components; Define and execute qualification test plans; Process flight-test data to resolve anomalies and implement design changes
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC
