Staff Engineer, Thermal - Air Vehicle (R4856)

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      "text": "What you'll do:",
      "content": "\n<li>Execute thermal analysis and characterization efforts for unmanned aerial vehicle aircraft-level thermal systems.</li>\n<li>Architect and validate analytical, numerical, and computational models for heat transfer and fluid flow using hand calculations, finite difference methods, and CFD tools such as FloEFD.</li>\n<li>Execute trade studies, make system architecture decisions, own requirements generation, and make technical risk assessments.</li>\n<li>Define and oversee test planning, instrumentation, and data analysis to correlate models with experimental results.</li>\n<li>Mentor and guide cross-disciplinary teams in applying thermal/fluid fundamentals.</li>\n<li>Communicate technical findings through design reviews and technical reports.</li>\n<li>Proactively identify thermal risks, propose solutions, and influence aircraft thermal design.</li>\n"
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