Sr Specialist, Thermal Analyst Mechanical Engineer; Space Systems

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Sr Specialist, Thermal Analyst Mechanical Engineer (Space Systems)

45305

Palm Bay, FL

9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants

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Harris has an opportunity for a highly skilled Thermal Analyst to join our talented engineering organization. The Thermal Analyst will be a technical leader across multidisciplinary teams of engineers to create the best overall system design including thermal design, analysis, and test of optical systems operating in harsh space and ground environments. The candidate will possess in-depth understanding of aerospace thermal engineering technology and payload architecture for spacecraft sub-systems and instruments.

These talents are used in conductive, convective, and radiative analyses, understanding of heat pipes, radiative heat transfer, and thermal control hardware design (thermal blankets, surface treatments, heater tapes, thermistors) and the interaction with optical structures in order to minimize optical errors, and achieve operational temperatures. The role requires utilizing state of the art custom software in conjunction with Thermal Desktop and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) packages and often mentor other Thermal Analysts in the use of such tools.

• System level thermal design & development, payload level integration and test, and risk mitigation for space-based environments
• Performs thermal design and analysis tasks on complex space-based mechanical hardware including structural components, mechanisms, and electronics packaging
• Create and analyze design concepts using thermal analysis software & FEA.
• Defines and establishes the technical approach to meet assigned objective.
• Program support which includes requirements derivation and verification, system architecture development, loads derivation, trade studies, design sensitivity/optimization studies, preliminary and final design analysis, generation of analysis documentation (including presentation materials, and deliverable data packages), and leading system test activities
• Prepares reports, formal documentation and presentation materials summarizing analysis results and present results to both external and internal groups, including leadership and customers.
• Participates in and present information for Preliminary Design reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR) and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM).
• Interfaces with outside suppliers/customers and other engineering disciplines to drive designs to closure (Structural, Systems Engineering, Electrical, Manufacturing, Performance, Quality, Configuration Management).
• Development of thermal test plans to manufacture and test payload sensor systems
• Support new business opportunities
• Work multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and adapt quickly to changing situations
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance.