Senior Systems Engineer

Company: Bascom Hunter
Location: Glendale
Posted on: August 5, 2022

Job Description:

Bascom Hunter is a leader in the design, development, and manufacture of thermal management systems for Aerospace and Defense applications. We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer.
The senior systems engineer will carry out detailed system-level and component-level design, analysis, and testing on vapor cycle thermal management systems for aircraft and military platforms. The thermal fluids engineer will be responsible for performing modeling and simulations to design systems to meet customer requirements. The engineer will also be responsible for developing geometry-based thermal models, applying physical properties, accounting for critical mounting interfaces, applying dissipative heat loads, and executing thermal analyses to ensure safe and reliable operation that meets customer requirements. The engineer will support decision making in the overall system architecture and component design, evaluate/select/procure hardware, and participate in the preparation and performance of developmental and qualification testing.
The candidate must have a strong background and experience developing and performing thermal-fluids analysis using analytical models and commercially available numerical tools such as finite element analysis (FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Experience with computer aided design (CAD) software is also desirable.
Experience with analysis, design, and specification of heat exchangers, cold plates, heaters, radiators, insulation, single and two-phase fluid handling, vapor cycle system, and broad knowledge of materials is desirable. Experience with specification, selection, and operation of thermofluid instrumentation and data acquisition is also desirable.
QUALIFICATIONS--- Must be a U.S. citizen.--- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, chemical, or aerospace engineering from an ABET accredited university is required.--- Preference for candidates with advanced degree in mechanical or systems engineering.--- 5 years of relevant experience.--- Must be capable of performing thermofluid analysis of vapor cycle systems and components using existing or custom developed tools with limited supervision.--- Must be capable of leading efforts to characterize the performance of system through a combination of in-house and outsourced testing. --- Excellent technical writing, communication, presentation, and customer interface skills--- Highly collaborative and strong technical skills in thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics.
Equal Employment Opportunity Information: Bascom Hunter is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, religion, sex, color, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability/veteran, status as a protected veteran, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local law.

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