Sr Thermal Test Engineer

POSITION PURPOSE

Baltimore Aircoil Company  is seeking aSenior Thermal Test Engineeras a member of the Thermal Support Systems Group. This engineer is charged withoverseeing thermal testing for BAC’s global product lines to support development of thermal models,for regulatory testing,for customer performance testing,and tosupportnew product introduction (NPI) initiatives.

This roleis tasked with establishing state of the art testing processesandelevating personnel and equipment to aworld classdegree of efficiency. This role would acquire and deploy expertise incooling tower, fluid cooler,condenserand hybridsystems, field testing, as well as set up global testingfacility standards.

This role would lendhis/her expertise and be a representativeatrelevant heat rejection associations and consortiums.

Reports to the Chief Engineer, Thermal Support Systems Group.

• B.S. degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering with a strong emphasis inthermodynamics,heat/mass transfer and fluid mechanics. Graduate degree,graduate courseand/or P.E. is a plus.
• Good scientific and engineering programming skills. Efficient with Microsoft Excel VBA programming and/or other widely used engineering computation software.
  
  Ability to work withor learnto work withCAD software.
• 6-8years’ experienceintesting ofHVAC&refrigerationsystems and components. Graduate degree in related areas could be counted towards experience.
• Must enjoy a hands-on approachin an open learning, continuous improvement environment.
• High level of competencewith experimental work and laboratory testing. Good knowledge offlow,pressure, temperature, and velocity measurements. Familiar with the instrumentationinvolved andit’soperating principles inapsychrometrictesting environment.
  
  Familiarity with data acquisition systems(LABVIEW,etc), flow sizing, and fan characteristicsis a plus.
• Knowledge of the concept of test uncertainty and measurement error accumulationis a plus.
• Effective communication, written and verbal, with a globally diverse audience.
• Ability to work independently and with others on teams to understand and translate design and process engineering requirements into thermal test plans and thermal models.
• Ability to understand product/component function, reliability, and quality requirements.
• Strong time management and project management skills.

• Independently applies theory and principles to engineering practice. Strong analysis and problem-solving ability.
• Inquisitive, self-motivated, dedicated and detail-oriented with excellent follow-through skills.
• Ability totrain and successfullyinterface with laboratory technicians is a must.

• Be the point-of-contact with the R&D Laboratoryon all thermal testing programs
• Lead the thermal data testing requiredtodeveloptheoretical models. Assist to develop performance rating  intimately involved in critical stages of thermal modeling such as unit selection, scheduling, prototype testing,and data interpretation.
• Support innovation to identify opportunities for improving thermal performance through performance concept testing and data analysis. Provide analysis,recommendations on concept behavior and enhancementand be responsibleforensuringproject reports are written.
• Provide thermal engineering expertise and support to New Product Introduction. Perform or oversee prototype testing and data reduction. Take initiative to evaluate prototype behavior at NPIstage to identify deficiencies and potential for performanceenhancement.
• Lead the efforts tooversee andcompleteCTI annual re-certification tests. Schedule test windows, select test units, and co-ordinate CTI tester and lab activities.
• Actively represent the organization at the Institute by participating in committees, presentations and product showcases.
• BecomeR&D laboratorycontinuous improvementicon. Benchmark thermal testing processes versus other industry leaders. Optimize testing techniques and processes to drastically scale testing capacity. Review existing lab processes, lab systems (DAQ,etc) and technical sub-routinestoimprovethe efficiency and quality of data collection and analysis. Enhance the integration of engineering projects…