Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Temp/Contract
Principal Thermal Engineer
Our client, a trusted partner to the UK Ministry of Defence, is seeking a Principal Thermal Engineer to join the Mechanical Analysis Group in Stevenage.
This team of over 30 engineers works across a diverse range of advanced military systems. In this role, you will be part of an internationally recognised organisation and play a pivotal role in ensuring products meet critical thermal performance requirements. Your expertise will help deliver cutting-edge solutions that support the UK’s defence capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
What do you need?:
Experience in one or more of the following areas:
What happens now?
Upon submission of your application, should it meet our selection criteria, you will be contacted via e-mail by one of our talent acquisition specialists to arrange a screening call. This telephone chat is structured to explore a series of questions aimed at matching your competencies and capabilities to the specific demands of the position. Please note, this screening is contingent upon the initial success of your application.
Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.
More about the role:
For more than 70 years, our client has been in a strong partnership with the UK military. They have accomplished numerous milestones in defence engineering and have provided essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air.
This role is based at our client's headquarters in Stevenage, a key location for missile operations. The site offers excellent transportation links, an onsite gym, and a coffee shop. Training and development opportunities are available to all employees.
This team of over 30 engineers works across a diverse range of advanced military systems. In this role, you will be part of an internationally recognised organisation and play a pivotal role in ensuring products meet critical thermal performance requirements. Your expertise will help deliver cutting-edge solutions that support the UK’s defence capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of 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).
What do you need?:
- 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 work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and 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.
What happens now?
Upon submission of your application, should it meet our selection criteria, you will be contacted via e-mail by one of our talent acquisition specialists to arrange a screening call. This telephone chat is structured to explore a series of questions aimed at matching your competencies and capabilities to the specific demands of the position. Please note, this screening is contingent upon the initial success of your application.
Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.
More about the role:
For more than 70 years, our client has been in a strong partnership with the UK military. They have accomplished numerous milestones in defence engineering and have provided essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air.
This role is based at our client's headquarters in Stevenage, a key location for missile operations. The site offers excellent transportation links, an onsite gym, and a coffee shop. Training and development opportunities are available to all employees.