Northrop Grumman Australia · 4 months ago
Senior Principal Experimental Thermal Engineer
United States-Maryland-Baltimore
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$119K/yr - $179K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a Senior Principal Experimental Thermal Engineer to join their team. The role involves designing and testing advanced electronics thermal management solutions, leading thermal designs, and conducting thermal analysis for various applications across airborne, ground, and naval domains.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design and test advanced electronics thermal management solutions using heat transfer principles to meet optimal thermal performance
This is a dual role with primary responsibilities requiring hands on experimental thermal research, and thermal design verification for electronics cooling applications, but also requires strong understanding of thermal management of electronics
Perform electronics thermal analysis, requiring experience in heat transfer, including liquid cooled, air-cooled, two-phase flow, and refrigeration thermal solutions for Mission Systems platforms such as airborne, ground based, and naval applications
Lead thermal designs by owning thermal requirement compliance, thermal architecture, and thermal performance of the design, while mentoring less experienced thermal engineers
Provide oral and written presentations to internal and external customers and stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of experience, master's degree with 6 years of experience, Ph.D. with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields
U.S Citizenship is required
The ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Secret clearance
The ability to work onsite daily at the Linthicum, MD/Baltimore facility
Minimum of 6 years of heat transfer experimentation experience including test design, instrumentation selection, instrumentation application, and data acquisition
Minimum of 6 years of expertise in design by analysis with a finite volume of finite difference software package
Demonstrated application of advanced convective thermal management and design of single phase and two-phase thermal design for high heat flux/high power density applications using analytical, high fidelity, or experimental methods
Preferred
Active DoD Secret Clearance or higher
Advanced Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with concentration in Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics
Minimum of 2 years of experience with one or more of the following software packages: ANSYS Icepak, ANSYS Thermal Desktop, ANSYS Fluent
Minimum of 6 years of experience with automated control and acquisition of single phase and two-phase cooling loops, using tools like LabView to control National Instruments hardware, or similar
Minimum of 6 years of experience proposing and leading R&D programs which address challenging customer thermal requirements
Minimum of 6 years of experience advancing the state of the art for next generation electronics thermal cooling
Prior experience leading the thermal design of systems, CCAs and microelectronics level thermal designs
Attention to detail and knowledge of basic electronics (AC and DC) with an emphasis on safety in the laboratory
Benefits
Health Plan
Savings Plan
Paid Time Off
Education Assistance
Training and Development
9/80 Work Schedule (where available)
Life and disability insurance
Company paid holidays
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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