What are the responsibilities and job description for the Thermal Engineer position at BCforward?
BCforward is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Thermal Engineer to join our dynamic team in Los Angeles, CA
Position: Thermal Engineer
Work Arrangement: (100% Onsite)
Work Location: Los Angeles, CA
Duration: 3 months (Possible Extension).
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 3 year experience with Thermal Desktop (SINDA) and/or Ansys thermal analysis tools (ICEPAK. Fluent, mechanical, etc.)
- 2 year experience with test planning, test set-up (thermocouple and heater installation), operating DAQ and power supplies, results correlation and system verification for production
- Experience in documentation and writing test reports.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with avionics thermal design and analysis.
- CAD skills (NX or Solidworks).
- Experience with interpreting and correlating test data to thermal models.
Specifics tasks that this individual will support are as follows:
- Provide design inputs to the mechanical and electrical teams.
- Complete thermal modeling analysis using Ansys analysis tools.
- Develop comprehensive thermal analysis documentation
- Develop thermal testing and qualification plan.
- Conduct thermal testing and model validation.
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