Team Leader - Senior Aerothermal Engineer

Team Leader - Senior Aerothermal Engineer

Reaction Engines

Culham, United Kingdom

Position

Due to exciting growth in the business we are looking for an enthusiastic and talented Team Leader - Senior Aerothermal Engineer to join our Systems Architecture, Performance, and Aerothermal function.

The Role

Reporting to the function head this role will involve successfully managing a multi-skilled team of aerothermal and performance engineers, providing appropriate development, support, and training to ensure delivery of engineering projects on time, on cost, and quality, in a high-tech, dynamic environment.

Tasks will involve:

• Leading, supporting, and coaching a group of engineers to achieve goals that contribute to the growth of the business and delivery on their projects. This will include recruitment, people development, performance, mentoring, objective setting, and task assignment.
• Creating a supportive and inclusive culture in the team to communicate ideas.
• Expanding aerothermal capability & expertise through knowledge sharing and the proactive development of design and analysis processes, methods, and tools.
• Leading or contributing to aerothermal sub-system and system designs, including heat exchangers and thermal management systems, interfacing with the structures, design, manufacturing, and materials engineers to ensure feasible, practical solutions.
• Pre-processing, running, and post-processing CFD simulations, and interpretation of results to explain system behaviour and provide performance estimates
• Leading or contributing to the scoping of verification and validation activities, including definition of objectives and instrumentation, design of test articles, and analysis of aerothermal test data and comparison of results
• Representing the company by playing an influential role in technical bids, design review gates, and external technical communication.

Requirements

To thrive in this role, you’ll need:

• Experience in managing engineering teams
• In depth knowledge of fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer
• Experience in the use of CFD pre-processing, solver, and post-processing tools
• Experience in the simulation of thermo-fluid systems and using a variety of 0D-3D modelling tools
• A degree in a STEM subject or equivalent engineering experience (different industries will be considered)

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