Thermal Engineer

Contract

Stevenage

Outline

Support the thermal analysis and design as well as detailed design analysis and test of spacecraft equipment, such as antennas and mechanisms.

As part of the thermal analysis team, complete and plan with supervision thermal analyses and test activities to demonstrate achievement of thermal control system requirements.

Apply knowledge and experience of thermal analysis and test tasks as to select and justify thermal analysis tools, methods and process, as well as design drivers.

Key Responsibilities

Work to specification of thermal requirements.

· Demonstrate understanding of thermal analysis principles and expected performance, complete thermal analyses.

· Conforms to the role and responsibilities of the thermal analysis function, standards of work and data management.

· Within perimeter of own work, ensure configuration / detailed design incorporates key features necessary to enable subsystem, design for manufacture, integration and required hardware re-use.

· Possible support to thermal testing which achieves hardware qualification or acceptance and develop understanding of the effectiveness of analysis and any prior correlation.

· The authoring of clear and concise thermal analysis reporting, demonstrating the understanding of thermal behaviours and compliance.

· Technical presentation of analysis and test results, observations and conclusions to lead engineer and as delegated at formal reviews.

· Contributes to work package and risk management as to ensure tasks / activities

Skills & Experience

Experience of:

·Thermica and Thermisol or ESATAN

· MS Office

· Appreciation of thermal system, subsystem or equipment environment, design drivers, design and functional requirements validated by analysis and test.

· Conversant with thermal analysis techniques, methods and principles.

· Fundamental knowledge and experience in the application of thermal analysis software tools and the management of simulation data.

· Ability to organise, prioritise and manage own tasks / activities.

Desirable

· MATLAB, MS Excel (including Visual Basic), other spacecraft thermal software experience.

Education

Degree or equivalent in Physics, Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering or similar related discipline.