Mechanical Engineering - Cleared Contractor - L3

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Thermal Engineer

Palm Bay, FL OR Carlsbad, CA

MIdpoint Salary range: $125K



Essential Functions:



Works under general supervision on tasking that is typically assigned with high level requirements, may be responsible for entire projects within job area. Some derivation of requirements may be required to support the design.
Leverages prior experience to support designs. Actively seeks feedback from SME's and other knowledgeable colleagues as needed.
Knows when to question requirements to determine real product needs
Actively seeks out information by interfacing with external disciplines as required to accomplish assigned tasking
Assists with new hire and intern onboarding, including support of career fairs and university outreach. Communicates applicable processes and standard operating procedures as well as their importance and benefits.
Establishes working relationships in other disciplines and departments such as operations, quality, and procurement
Effectively documents and communicates design intent.
Provides regular status reporting of accomplishments, issues, and challenges as well as potential risks directly applicable to current tasking
Demonstrated ability and creativity to propose multiple conceptual design solutions
Uses knowledge and experience to derive requirements and make technical assumptions, typically within own discipline but also providing input to other disciplines
Supported by experienced team members for guidance and feedback
Supports execution of tasking that may be critical to the success of the program
Identifies issues or risks relative to direct tasking and proactively alerts team leadership
Directly contributes to the achievement of critical milestones associated with specific projects (PDR, CDR, TRR, etc)
Schedule, cost, and technical input at the major subsystem level
Identifies and submits process improvement initiatives relevant to daily work
Responsible to direct and review the work of new graduate engineers and designers and technicians.
Exhibits a high level of engagement and ownership in the successful completion of assigned tasking
Active Top Secret clearance required. A clearance active within the past two years may be considered, subject to program eligibility requirements.


Qualifications:



Bachelor s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Level will depend on experience and skillset mix.
Comfortable collecting technical concepts and presenting them to program leadership
Ability to work on-site at one of the following locations in a lab and hardware-development environment: Palm Bay, Florida; or Carlsbad, California


Preferred Additional Skills:



First order analysis of heating/cooling thermal management systems (conduction, convection). I.E Heat Transfer 101
Experience in CFD software packages: FloEFD is preferred. Ansys, Icepack, StarCCM, OpenFOAM, Flotherm, etc. acceptable.
2+ years experience in thermal analysis for packaging electronics including design for and testing to military environments (i.e. temperature, vibration, shock, etc.)
Experience in 3D CAD modeling PTC Creo, Catia, NX, Fusion 360, Solidworks, etc.
Excellent people skills, with experience working and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.
Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, & presentation)
Strong hands-on capabilities, to include integration of mechanisms and products.
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance. SCI eligibility active within the past two years may be considered, subject to program eligibility requirements.
Active polygraph.
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Security Clearance Level Required -- Top Secret