Staff Aerothermal Engineer
Core
Developing and implementing thermal management strategies for hybrid propulsion systems in an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Role type
Staff Aerothermal Engineer (Thermal Management)
Builds
Thermal management systems for air breathing and electric engines integrated into eVTOL aircraft
Domain
Aerospace / Hybrid-electric propulsion / Thermal-fluid systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation), fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, CFD simulation, FEA analysis, intake/exhaust duct design, thermal testing and data correlation, Python programming
Preferred skills
CAD modeling (NX, CATIA, Solidworks), system-level lab/wind tunnel testing, HPC workflow parallelization, software development (Git, CI/CD), avionics thermal management
Technologies
NASA Overflow, Fun3D, StarCCM+, Ansys Fluent, Abacus, Nastran, Python, Matlab/Simulink, Git, CI/CD
Responsibilities
Design and optimize thermal management systems for air breathing and electric engines; Drive OML definition and shape optimization of inlet/outlet ducts; Analyze internal flows through convective heat exchange units; Predict mass flows and pressure drops using CFD; Support test campaigns for model correlation and validation; Participate in design reviews and technical reporting
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence
