8h ago

Senior Thermal Engineer

Boulder, Colorado

$126k-$167k / year

full-timesenior

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll perform thermal analysis and own thermal design for cutting-edge defense hardware. Your work directly enables rapid prototyping of systems for air, land, sea, and space. You'll collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to validate designs from concept through production.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Develop first-order analytical models using hand calculations and MATLAB/Python
  • Build CFD simulations to predict thermal and fluid behavior
  • Maintain and correlate integrated FEMs for imaging platforms
  • Perform test-model correlation and prepare technical reports

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • MS or higher in engineering or applied physics with heat transfer focus
  • 7+ years in thermal analysis or thermo-physics role
  • Thermal FEA experience with STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, Icepak, or Flotherm
  • Proficiency in MATLAB or Python for analysis and data processing

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Knowledge of climatic/dynamic testing and instrumentation
  • CAD skills and engineering drawing experience
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-810 or equivalent

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Unlimited PTO
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Top-tier equity grants included in most offers
  • ๐Ÿฅ Comprehensive health benefits at little to no cost
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Professional development opportunities

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter callยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3On-site interviewยท 2 hours
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