Thermal - Fluids Analyst I / II

About the role

Assess subcomponent designs for pressure drop, heat transfer capabilities, and other performance characteristics using a combination of hand-calcs, in-house tools, and CFDCollaborate with designers and responsible engineers to provide guidance on initial sizing, material selection, and design feedback based on analytical resultsCompile detailed documentation of analytical results and communicate key results, assumptions, and limitations to stakeholders throughout the company and external customersProvide support to test engineers in the form of collaborative test design, instrumentation selection, and data review to ensure test campaigns provide the necessary data to validate our modelsDevelop internal tools and calculators to enable other engineers to quickly and independently perform analytical assessments of their designs without the need for detailed finite element modelsProvide technical mentorship and guidance to other engineers and across teams

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or similar technical discipline
• Experience building and running CFD models using commercial codes such as Fluent, CFX, and Star-CCM+, including conjugate heat transfer models and compressible equations of state
• Experience using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software for design modification and model defeaturing (Siemens NX or similar)
• Experience in Python, MatLab, VBA, or other scripting language to build and maintain tools and calculators

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Master's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or similar technical discipline
• 3+ years experience performing thermal-fluids analysis
• Familiarity with 1-D fluid network tools such as Flownex, Sinda-Fluint, or RELAP5
• Participation in regulatory qualification or certification programs for safety critical systems in the aerospace or nuclear industry
• Understanding and experience of implementing numerical methods to solve fluid-dynamic and thermodynamic systems
• Familiar with ASME BPVC Section III Div 5
• Experience building and running Finite Element Analysis (FEA) models
• Comfortable in fast-paced environment with rapid design iteration loops

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to support critical milestones

Culture

• Think in Systems
• Over-optimizing the components often degrades the system
• Obsess over the End User
• Unconstrained by Convention
• Go Where the Work Is
• Operate in the Grey

Compensation

• Engineer I comp band - $90K - $115K
• Engineer II comp band - $112K - $150K

Location

We are located in Torrance, CA in a 322,000 square foot, brand new facility featuring large open spaces for team collaboration, R&D, and production, as well as easy access to the 405, 105, and 110 freeways. Our facility is in the heart of Los Angeles' vibrant emerging tech ecosystem alongside many other high growth startups and enterprises.

Equal Opportunity

Antares is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Compensation Range

$90K - $150K