Senior Thermal Protection System Engineer

About the Role

As a Missile Thermal Analyst, you will perform preliminary and detailed thermal design and analysis on thermal protection systems (TPS), as well as comprehensive modeling of the entire missile thermal system using standardized processes and tools (NX Thermal). You will work interactively with multiple engineering fields in a fast-paced environment to develop cost-effective solutions to thermal requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical memos and recommendations to data packages to support peer and customer reviews.
• Present resultant design and analysis data to the design/engineering team, customer technical representatives, and Program Office personnel at technical exchange meetings and formal design reviews.
• Provide review, interpretation, flow-down, and implementation of program requirements.
• Research, plan, design, and develop mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines, and mechanical, thermal, hydraulic, or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy.
• Apply research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.

Requirements

• Professional work experience in some or all of the following: Thermophysics & Heat transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Thermal Protection Systems (TPS).
• Experience with thermal analysis and software tools such as NX Thermal, FIAT, ACE, AHEAT, ATAC, and/or CMA.
• Experience in TPS sizing, testing, test planning, and reporting.
• Active or current Top Secret Clearance needed to start, preferably with previous Special Access Program experience.
• US Citizenship required.

Desired Skills

• Experience in arc-jet testing.
• Experience in aerothermal environments mapping.
• Excellent verbal/written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in AI prompting as it applies to this position.

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $95,900.00 - $178,100.00

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (payments not guaranteed and vary based on performance metrics)

For Washington state applicants only:

• Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays.
• Represented full-time employees: accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays.

PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.