Thermal Engineer at Anduril
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Perform hand calculations and spreadsheet first order models to inform path forward before jumping into detailed design. Use first principles as a basis for every decision
- Own the thermal system of a hardware development program, preferably for a system with a combination of radiation, conduction, and convection
- Define good thermal architecture that meets requirements and complies with standards such as MIL-STD-810 to ensure designs are robust in nature
- Communicate pros/cons of system architecture with respect to thermal considerations
- Own the thermal FEA model and predict component temperatures
- Define red/yellow limits for test and flight
- Define and execute tests to verify thermal designs
- Work with EE and systems to document power dissipations under different operating modes. Combined with boundary conditions, define hot, cold, and any other edge cases that need to be analyzed
- Present thermal status at formal reviews with Customer and internally. Technical status, risk tracking, inputs to program planning, etc.
- Interview other team members as projects grow in scope and complexity, attract strong technical talent
- Provide thermal inputs to build out lab space and infrastructure
- Support mechanical, electrical, and software team’s development efforts with necessary thermal inputs
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in engineering or applied physics with focus on heat transfer and fluid dynamics
- Deep understanding of heat transfer and fluid dynamics
- 3+ years of experience designing thermal systems for integrated hardware products. Practical experience designing passive and active thermal management systems
- Thermal testing experience –sensor selection, data acquisition, data post processing (Python preferred)
- Thermal FEA experience –STAR-CCM+, Flotherm, Icepak, Solidworks Flow, or ANSYS
- Highly motivated, self-starting, and able to perform duties autonomously without supervision
- Passion for defending the United States and her allies
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with multiphysics analysis
- A prior focus on an airborne or satellite platform
- Experience developing code in higher level languages like Python, MATLAB, C++ for things like lumped thermal capacitance steady state and transient analysis