Sr. Staff Thermal Engineer - Aircraft Avionics & Thermal Systems (R3930)
Core
Lead the design, analysis, and integration of aircraft avionics thermal management systems for unmanned aerial vehicles.
Role type
Sr. Staff Thermal Engineer (Aircraft Avionics)
Builds
Thermal management solutions for AI-powered aircraft avionics and fluid systems
Domain
Aerospace / Defense / Thermal Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation), Fluid mechanics, Active and passive cooling solutions, Thermal management design elements (TIMs, spreaders, heat sinks, vapor chambers, heat pipes, fans), CFD tools (ANSYS Icepak, FloEFD, STAR-CCM+), CAD design (NX, SolidWorks), First-principles reasoning
Preferred skills
High altitude aircraft avionics cooling, Aircraft integration constraints, Thermal and fluid system testing instrumentation, Materials and manufacturing methods for thermal management, Multi-disciplinary system integration
Technologies
ANSYS Icepak, FloEFD, STAR-CCM+, NX, SolidWorks
Responsibilities
Contribute to thermal analysis and design for UAV avionics, Develop and validate analytical and computational models for heat transfer and fluid flow, Drive test planning and data analysis to correlate models with experimental results, Communicate technical findings through executive briefings and design reviews, Proactively identify risks and influence electrical/PCBA design direction
Seniority
Sr. Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship
