Thermofluids Analyst
Core
Own propellant delivery, management, and thermal design for Electron and Neutron vehicles, performing CFD and heat transfer simulations to ensure system margins.
Role type
Thermofluids Analyst (IC)
Builds
Propellant systems, thermal control systems, and fluid dynamics models for launch vehicles.
Domain
Aerospace engineering, rocketry, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
CFD simulation (compressible/incompressible flow), thermal modeling (conduction/convection/radiation), propellant management, tank pressurization, RCS design, engineering programming (Python), first principles problem solving
Preferred skills
NX CAD, Teamcenter, sensor data post-processing, thermal modeling packages (Thermal Desktop, THERMICA, NX SST)
Technologies
Fluent, CFX, STAR-CCM+, Python (numpy, pandas, scipy, matplotlib), NX CAD, Teamcenter, Thermal Desktop, THERMICA, NX SST
Responsibilities
Perform CFD of internal fluid systems; model HVAC and cavity conditioning; process and interpret ground test and flight data; iterate design concepts with test engineers; develop design guidelines and mitigations for thermal environments
Seniority
Junior to Mid-level, hands-on IC