Senior Thermal Engineer
Core
Conduct detailed thermal analysis, sizing, and validation for next-generation solid rocket motor components to ensure quality and reliability for defense and space applications.
Role type
Senior IC thermal engineer (rocket propulsion)
Builds
Next-generation solid rocket motors for tactical defense and space applications
Domain
Defense / Aerospace propulsion
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
thermal analysis principles, heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, CAD software, FEA software
Preferred skills
ablation modeling, computational combustion, reacting flows, engineering tool development (Excel, MATLAB, Python), thermochemical ablation analysis, ablation modeling tools (Hero, CHAR, PATO), surface chemistry tools (ACE, Mutation++)
Technologies
Abaqus, Hero, CHAR, PATO, ACE, Mutation++, MATLAB, Python, Excel
Responsibilities
Perform detailed thermal analysis of solid rocket motor components; Size internal insulation, external thermal protection systems, and structural insulators; Validate models with test data and develop predictive ablation and erosion models; Define sub-scale tests for characterizing material properties of insulators and ablators; Evaluate and recommend ablative materials and thermal protection system solutions; Create reports and presentations documenting analysis; Present to peers and customers in design reviews
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC