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L3Harris Technologies · 1 day ago

Specialist, Aerospace Engineer (Thermal Analysis)

Huntsville, AL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

4+ years exp

L3Harris Technologies is a leading company in the defense industry focused on providing end-to-end technology solutions. The Specialist, Aerospace Engineer role involves thermal and fluids analysis of solid rocket motor components and systems, contributing to innovative principles and technical solutions.

CommercialInformation TechnologyNational Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Heather Welch

Responsibilities

Lead projects and work with general oversight

Communicate effectively with internal (program office, chief engineers, etc.) and external customers

Drive the design from conceptual phase through detailed design

Complete and be familiar with hand calculation methods to perform initial sizing and verifications

Perform detailed thermal analysis using proprietary codes based from aerothermal tools such as ACE, gasket, and CMA to provide temperature predictions and ablation assessment of SRM insulators and other hardware components

Execute CFD analysis with commercial codes such as ANSYS Fluent to support thermal analysis and SRM design

Duties include test support for pre and post-test analysis of static fired motors for model validation

Provide rocket motor test instrumentation definition and data processing for production, bench, full engine qualification, etc

Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance

Qualification

Thermal design experienceCFD analysisHeat transferFluid dynamicsSolid rocket motorsFortran codingPython scriptingANSYS FluentCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior thermal design experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior thermal design experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior thermal design experience

Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance