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Northrop Grumman · 3 months ago

Senior Principal Experimental Thermal Engineer

Baltimore, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$119K/yr - $179K/yr

6+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading technology company with a commitment to innovation and excellence. They are seeking a Senior Principal Experimental Thermal Engineer to join their thermal analysis and design team, responsible for designing and testing sensor and radar cooling systems across various domains. The role involves hands-on experimental research and thermal design verification for electronics cooling applications, while mentoring less experienced engineers.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.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

Heat transfer experimentationThermal design verificationFinite volume analysisAdvanced thermal managementANSYS software proficiencyLabView experienceBasic electronics knowledgeMentoring skillsAttention to detail

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