Design Engineer - Thermal Systems - Propulsion
Are you a design engineer with strong experience of leading the design development and validation of thermal management systems such as coolant/oil loops, heat exchangers, valves, pumps, regulators?
Would you like make an impact on a clean-sheet aircraft propulsion program, designing and delivering novel hardware?
You will get the opportunity to further your skills
- Architecting and designing thermal systems from scratch, such as coolant loops or oil circuits, heat exchangers, valves, pumps, regulators.
- Generate CAD models and detailed drawings with GD&T (Siemens NX preferred).
- Develop 1D fluid network models and use hand calcs and CFD to predict transient behaviour, sensitivities, and performance.
- Analyzing thermal interfaces, conduction paths, and heat loads, and define instrumentation strategies to validate models.
- Build prototypes, write test plans, run experiments, and anchor models with real data.
- Drive design reviews and own technical decision-making from prototype through flight qualification.
You will need to have
- 5–15 years of experience in thermal and fluid systems—preferably in aerospace / space propulsion, automotive, or similar complex environments.
- A mechanical design engineer with a thermal bias—someone who’s built hardware, not just simulated it.
- Proficient in CAD (ideally Siemens NX), drawing creation, and 1D/0D system modelling.
- You’ve owned full systems: from blank sheet to assembly, integration, and test.
- Comfortable in fast-moving, high-accountability teams where design ownership means end-to-end responsibility.
- Bonus points if you've worked within a high technology start up environment where you have tested early, iterated fast and made decision.
You'll get
- Competitive salary + transparent stock option plan
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage + FSA
- 401(k) program
- Flexible PTO, paid holidays, and sick time