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Senior Staff Engineer, Environmental Control Systems - Ranger (R6350)
Seattle, Washington · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 7 to 12 years of direct experience in aerospace Environmental Control System and vehicle thermal/fluid system development.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Own the Environmental Control System architecture, design, analysis, integration, and delivery of flight-ready hardware for an aircraft program.
What you'll do
- Lead ECS architecture and trade studies; design and analyze air inlets, ducting, and cooling circuits.
- Size thermal and fluid systems, create specifications, manage suppliers, and support proposals and capture.
- Plan and conduct verification testing, analyze flight-test data, troubleshoot anomalies, and implement design changes.
What they ask for
- 7 to 12 years of direct aerospace Environmental Control System and vehicle thermal/fluid system development experience.
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Deep mastery of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer applied to aircraft or defense systems; demonstrated 1D system modeling capability.
- Experience with 3D CAD, routing, drawing release, PLM workflows, aerospace component sourcing, supplier execution, and test setup; clearance eligible.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with aerospace environmental requirements and test standards, including MIL-STD-810, MIL-HDBK-310, RTCA DO-160, and SAE AIR/ARP standards.
- Siemens NX (or equivalent such as CATIA/Creo) experience.
Tools
Amesim, Flowmaster, Python, MATLAB, Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo, PLM
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