Thermal and Infrared Signature Analyst

About the role

We are seeking a creative, driven, and motivated engineer to join our dynamic group which provides outstanding engineering services and products. You’ll be joining a hardworking team of people who strive to address broad challenges for programs of national importance. As a member of our team you will collaborate, contribute, and innovate to further our capabilities against rapid proliferation of adversarial systems.

Responsibilities

• Apply strong attention to detail to predict EO/IR signature phenomenologies of missiles, rocket motor plumes, air platforms, and relevant background scenes in endo and exo-atmospheric flight conditions in support of IAMD technology development and other programs
• Interact with various domain authorities to grow your knowledge base related to overall weapon systems, and apply that knowledge to improve analysis methodologies
• Collaborate with senior developers to improve existing code suites, with the goal of maintaining our team's status as a leading authority in the IR signature community
• Compare predictions with wind tunnel, laboratory, flight test data, and literature
• Work both independently and as part of a team to craft exploratory studies to characterize the impacts of specific phenomena on various weapon systems’ performance
• Document and present findings to government agencies and sponsors

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace engineering (or a related field)
• A minimum of 2+ years of experience in a field related to heat transfer, thermal analysis, aerothermodynamics, radiation transport, or infrared signatures
• Experience with programming/coding/scripting using tools such as Python, MATLAB, C++, or Shell

Qualifications

• You meet our minimum qualifications for the job if you have...
• A Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace engineering (or a related field)
• A minimum of 2+ years of experience in a field related to heat transfer, thermal analysis, aerothermodynamics, radiation transport, or infrared signatures
• Experience with programming/coding/scripting using tools such as Python, MATLAB, C++, or Shell
• Preferred experience using Linux based computing environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A history of meaningful contributions to multidisciplinary teams on a variety of engineering problems
• The ability to obtain an Interim Secret security clearance by your start date, and ultimately obtain a Secret security clearance

Skills

• The ability to obtain an Interim Secret security clearance by your start date, and ultimately obtain a Secret security clearance
• Knowledge of heat transfer, thermal analysis, aerothermodynamics, radiation transport, or infrared signatures
• Programming/coding/scripting skills using tools such as Python, MATLAB, C++, or Shell
• Experience working with Linux based computing environments

Benefits

• Generous benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development

Pay

$100,000 Annually - $245,000 Annually

Schedule

Full-time

Contact Information

For more information, visit https://www.jhuapl.edu/careers.