Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems

Responsibilities

• Design components and fluid systems for liquid cooling and thermal management systems
• Engage with suppliers on fluid system components
• Perform system and component analysis and sizing
• Own multiple aspects of X-BAT's fluid systems
• Support flight test operations in the control room during flight test campaigns

Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
• 5+ years experience with environmental control systems, liquid cooling systems, thermal systems, component design, system analysis, supplier management, requirements management
• Demonstrated ability to execute design, build, and test with rigor at speed
• Strong CAD skills (NX preferred)
• Demonstrated proficiency with fluid system analysis, including 1st principles, Simscape, Amesim
• Ability to work independently in fast-paced, cross-functional teams

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with environmental and operational robustness (vibration/shock, thermal extremes, contamination, corrosion, sand/dust)
• Experience supporting ground test and flight test campaigns and system checkout, failure investigations
• Familiarity with reliability and safety methods (DFMEA/FTA, fault containment, safe-state thinking)
• Familiarity with fighter-class and larger aircraft flight test operations, control room operations, radio communication procedures, and test data processing and presentation