Mechanical Engineer - Thermal R&D

Mainstream Engineering Corporation

Posted 23 days ago

Full Time

Rockledge, Florida

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The mechanical engineer will lead thermal R&D projects from ideation through laboratory testing and design for manufacture. Responsibilities include performing analytical calculations, computational simulations, and direct customer interfacing.

Qualifications

You have a BSME or MSME with a GPA of 3.3 or higher and a solid understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics. You also possess hands-on laboratory test experience and familiarity with data acquisition systems, preferably LabVIEW.

Must Have Skills for ATS

heat transfer

thermodynamics

fluid dynamics

LabVIEW

data acquisition systems

CFD

FEA

ANSYS

FLUENT

Job Description

Position Summary

We are looking for motivated thermal engineers to develop cutting-edge products for our military, governmental, and commercial customers. Systems we design are specifically tuned for the customers' needs and ranges from single-phase pumped loops, vapor compression and other lifting cycles, and radiation thermal management. Our current designs extend the range of hypersonic vehicles, enable power dense laser weapons on small platforms, and lower size, weight, and power for aerospace systems. Components we routinely develop include coldplates for electronics, heat exchangers, thermal energy storage devices, and mechanical components for thermal systems. Our group of thermal engineers drive products from conception to production including product ideation, research, laboratory/prototype builds, experimental testing, and design for manufacture. Individual engineers lead their own projects and research. Your creativity and interest determine the next technology you investigate. We currently use advanced techniques like microchannel cooling, three-dimensional cooling passages through additive manufacturing, membrane enhanced cooling, oscillating heat pipes. This position includes proposal writing for your next idea, analytical calculations, computational simulations (CFD and FEA), laboratory build and testing, and direct customer interfacing.

Position Requirements

  • We are looking for people that fit our values
    • problem solvers; people that can innovate solutions to real-world problems
    • relentless intellectual curiosity
    • service-minded individuals
    • Internally motivated
  • Hands-on laboratory test experience
  • BSME or MSME
  • US Citizenship required due to strict ITAR regulations
  • GPA not less than 3.3 for all degrees
  • Solid understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics
  • Experience with data acquisition systems (LabVIEW preferred) including temperature, pressure, flow, and other sensors
  • CFD/FEA modeling (ANSYS/FLUENT) experience is a plus

Mainstream Engineering Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

Mainstream Engineering Corporation

Mainstream Engineering Corporation is a solutions-oriented research, development and manufacturing small business founded in 1986. Our Engineering Mission is to research and develop emerging technologies and to engineer these technologies into superior-quality, military- and private-sector products that provide a technological advantage. Areas of expertise include thermal control, energy conversion, turbo-machinery, chemical-based technologies and materials science. Mainstream began as a thermal-science R&D company solving NASA and DOD problems related to thermal control, replacement working fluids and advanced heat pump development. Today, while continuing to perform these R&D projects for NASA, DOD, DOE, USDA, DOT and DOC (NIST) applications, we have found a tremendous need for rapid, cost-effective engineering solutions in the commercial world. Mainstream has in-house facilities to transition an innovation from its initial laboratory proof-of-concept demonstration to production.
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