Engineer II, Thermal Design and Analysis
f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Aug 25, 2026
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Full-time · Mid
- 2+ years
Thermal Engineer responsible for design, analysis, and integration of thermal management systems for autonomous aircraft launch and recovery systems.
Compensation
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Responsibilities
- Own thermal solutions for the autonomous aircraft launch and recovery system
- Develop and validate analytical, numerical, and computational models for heat transfer and fluid flow using hand calculations and CFD tools such as FloEFD
- Prototype, test, and iterate mechanism designs for functionality and reliability
- Provide technical leadership in trade studies, system architecture decisions, and risk assessments
- Drive test planning, instrumentation, and data analysis to correlate models with experimental results
Requirements
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
- B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
- Nice to have: M.S. in a relevant engineering discipline
- Nice to have: thermal and fluid system testing
- Nice to have: materials and manufacturing methods