Senior Mechanical Engineer, Environmental Control Systems
Core
Design and own end-to-end environmental control systems (HVAC/ECU) for military shelters to ensure habitability in extreme battlefield conditions.
Role type
Senior Mechanical Engineer (Environmental Control Systems)
Builds
TITAN and Menace I command post and living space shelters
Domain
Defense technology / Military hardware / Extreme environment engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
vapor-compression system design, thermodynamics, heat transfer, psychrometrics, CFD, supplier management, hands-on prototyping, CAD, engineering first principles
Preferred skills
ruggedized system design, VapCyc, CoilDesigner, ANSYS Fluent/CFX, refrigerant compliance, NX/Teamcenter, electronic integration, machining/composites/3D printing
Technologies
ANSYS Fluent, CFX, NX, Teamcenter, VapCyc, CoilDesigner
Responsibilities
Define technical roadmap for in-house HVAC/ECU design, select and size internal components (compressors, coils, fans, refrigerant circuits), apply first-principles analysis for extreme-environment performance, use CFD for thermal optimization, build and test prototypes, travel to exercises to collect warfighter feedback, iterate designs for scale production
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC