Thermal Management Systems Engineer Contractor

Beehive Industries is dedicated to Powering American Defense by revolutionizing the design, development, and delivery of jet propulsion systems to support the warfighter. They are seeking a Senior Engineer, Thermal Management Systems to execute the design, analysis, and evaluation of turbomachinery components, while scaling design capability to support additional projects as the organization grows.

Responsibilities:

• Lead engine system, component and rig test programs from a hardware design perspective
• Set test objectives and limits, instrumentation and test data requirements, and test planning to execute component validation
• Serve as the component design subject matter expert as part of a diverse system design team
• Ensure products and sub-systems meet overall requirements from a design perspective
• Advocate for component durability while understanding the trade-offs and business decisions necessary to deliver the best overall solution
• Coordinate with stress and life engineer and/or conduct stress and life analyses and design optimization to meet product requirements
• Lead design reviews and coordinate with other disciplines in design, performance, controls, stress and life, additive manufacturing, materials and system analysis
• Provide timely communications on significant issues or developments
• Participate in the research and development of technologies and methodologies associated with additive design
• Advise on ways to improve product design through the exploitation of additive manufacturing
• Assure proper documentation of technical data generated consistent with engineering best practices
• Work with suppliers to procure hardware and resolve producibility and quality issues

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university or college
• At least 5 years of experience in gas turbine component design
• Strong understanding of design software tools (CAD, ANSYS, etc)
• Experience working with additive manufacturing technologies and familiarity with design for additive manufacturing principles
• Familiarity with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
• Passion for additive technology and willingness to challenge current design limitations to further exploit the benefits of additive capability
• Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Demonstrated problem solving ability and strong program leadership and execution skills
• Proven self-starter and quick learner who can work in fast-paced cross-functional teams
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
• U.S. Citizenship is required, as only U.S. Citizens are eligible for a security clearance