12 Month Contract (initially)
50 per hour umbrella (Inside IR35)
3 – 5 days per week on site
Job Role:
The Mechanical Analysis Group are looking for a Principal Thermal Engineer to join its team in Stevenage. The group consists of over 30 engineers working across a wide spectrum of cutting-edge military systems. Working for an internationally recognised company, you will play a critical role in ensuring that our products deliver the necessary performance against key thermal requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Take ownership for delivering packages of thermal analysis work.
- Provide mechanical analysis support to develop designs and deliver thermal performance evidence.
- Deliver analysis evidence in clear reports with firm conclusion statements.
- Participate in team meetings and design reviews.
- Manage workload against time schedules and report progress regularly to stakeholders.
- Responsible for dealing and collaborating with project stakeholders (internal & external).
Key Attributes:
- Degree qualified in a STEM subject.
- Proven ability to carry out thermal analysis through the application of hand calculations and Finite Element methods (e.g. ANSYS etc.).
Experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Carrying out studies to determine the effects of conduction, convection and radiation on the thermal response of systems;
- Thermal analysis of electronics;
- Application of MATLAB-Simulink to deliver thermal studies;
- Use of CFD to assess thermal behaviour;
- Scripting using MATLAB or Python.
- Ability to make quick/simple assessments to progress design activities in an efficient manner.
- Self-motivated and organised individuals, who are great problem solvers and can take responsibility for the delivery of work.
- Ability to work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as independently.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to network and influence internal and external customers.
- Relevant experience in an equivalent or comparable industry would be advantageous.
