Missile Thermal Engineer, Senior

Description

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As a Thermal Engineer on the Flight Sciences Enterprise Thermal Team, you will be responsible for performing preliminary and detailed thermal analysis of missile components, subsystems and integrated systems across multiple Strategic Missile Defense (SMD) programs. The thermal analyst will perform comprehensive modelling of the entire missile including ground systems throughout the entire lifecycle of the system using standardized processes and tools (NX TMG, etc.).

Other related responsibilities include:

• Providing technical memos and recommendations to data packages to support peer and customer reviews
• Presenting resultant analysis data to the design/engineering team, customer technical representatives, and Program Office personnel at technical exchange meetings and formal design reviews
• Providing review, interpretation, flow-down and implementation of program requirements
• Performing Thermal Protection System (TPS) analysis and sizing
• Work interactively with multiple engineering fields in a fast‑paced environment to develop cost‑effective solutions to thermal control requirements which also satisfy producibility objectives defined by Manufacturing and Quality groups.

• Professional work experience in some/all of the following:
  Thermal Analysis, Thermophysics & Heat transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Modelling & Simulation
• Familiarity with thermal analysis and software tools such as NX TMG, ATAC, FIAT, CMA, etc.
• Experience in mechanical engineering principals
• Willingness/ability to obtain/maintain Secret clearance; US Citizenship required

• Knowledge of all possible thermal heating methods (conduction, convection, solar and Earth radiation, albedo, free molecular heating, etc.)
• Experience with performing missile thermal analysis including Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) sizing and testing
• Proficient in NX and NX Simcenter for performing thermal analyses
• Excellent verbal/written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with technical and non‑technical audiences
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Active or Current Secret clearance

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full‑time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office…