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Thermal Design Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $112,000–$112,000🗓 2026-08-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Thermal design and analysis for advanced defense hardware including drones, aircraft, and missiles to ensure reliable performance in demanding environments.

Role type

Thermal Design Engineer (IC)

Builds

Integrated defense hardware systems for military applications

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Thermal Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

heat transfer fundamentals, fluid dynamics, thermal modeling, MATLAB, Python, FEA/CFD, CAD

Preferred skills

STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, Icepak, Flotherm, SolidWorks, Siemens NX, thermal testing instrumentation

Technologies

MATLAB, Python, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, Icepak, Flotherm, SolidWorks, Siemens NX

Responsibilities

Support thermal design and analysis for integrated hardware products; Build and maintain thermal FEA/CFD models; Support prototype builds and thermal tests; Partner with cross-functional teams to define thermal architectures; Present thermal analysis results in design reviews; Develop internal tools for thermal decision-making

Seniority

Early career / Junior IC

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