Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems (R5203)

Team: X-BAT Engineering - Mechanical

Location: Dallas, Texas, San Diego, California

Commitment: Full Time Employee

Workplace Type: onsite

Job Description:

Required qualifications:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• 5+ years experience with environmental control systems, liquid cooling systems, thermal systems, component design, system analysis, supplier management, requirements management, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to execute design, build, and test with rigor at speed
• Strong CAD skills (NX preferred)
• Demonstrated proficiency with fluid system analysis, including 1st principles, Simscape, Amesim, etc.
• Ability to work independently in fast-paced, cross-functional teams
• A demonstrated record of working hard, being trustworthy, holding yourself to high standards, and being kind to others

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with environmental and operational robustness (vibration/shock, thermal extremes, contamination, corrosion, sand/dust, etc.).
• Experience supporting ground test and flight test campaigns and system checkout, failure investigations.
• Familiarity with reliability and safety methods (DFMEA/FTA, fault containment, safe-state thinking) in collaboration with systems safety.
• Familiarity with fighter-class and larger aircraft flight test operations, control room operations, radio communication procedures, and test data processing and presentation.