Mechnical Engineer (Thermal)

Akkodis is hiring for the Sr Engineer, Mechanical Engineering (Thermo/Fluid/Heat) is a direct hire role and is located in Syracuse, NY 13221 (100% onsite).

Salary Range: $120K-$140K/annum; the pay may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

About the position

The Heat Transfer Group in the client's Mechanical Center of Excellence is seeking a motivated, results-oriented and experienced engineer to join our team. As a Sr. Engineer in the Heat Transfer Group, you will be a key member of the team providing advanced heat exchanger solutions to client's global HVAC&R portfolio. The candidate’s primary responsibility will be to lead modeling-centered technology and product development. They will collaborate with other technology experts, modeling and simulation experts, product design groups, supply chain partners, and others to develop new opportunities to improve the performance, cost, and reliability of client products.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technology development programs and deliver on-time solutions to customers.
• Support new product development programs and contribute to the design heat exchangers and other thermo-fluid components.
• Develop, validate, and deploy new heat exchanger technologies for client’s current and growing range of products
• Identify and pursue innovation opportunities that improve efficiency, cost, reliability, and competitiveness of client products.
• Apply state-of-art design and simulation tools to optimize heat exchanger performance
• Work with cross functional product development teams to ensure successful insertion of new designs into client products
• Support benchmarking, development, validation, and implementation of advanced heat exchanger technologies.
• Assist in developing state-of-art design and simulation tools; plan and conduct experiments for calibration and validation of modeling tools.
• Provide support to product engineering teams to ensure proper application of new heat transfer technologies throughout the product development cycle.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering with 4+ years in engineering, or
• Master’s Degree in engineering with 2+ years in engineering, or
• PhD in engineering.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the fundamentals of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics as well as heat transfer and heat exchanger design.
• Knowledge of two-phase flow phenomena (liquid-gas), heat transfer, and hydraulic resistance concepts.
• Experience in mechanical and thermal design using numerical and analytical models; CFD/FEA familiarity is a plus.
• Experience in computer programming languages; EES and MatLab.
• Good communication and organization skills
• Ability to manage critical tasks and complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to creatively overcome obstacles to achieve project objectives.

If you feel this is not something that you are currently interested in, but know of someone that might be, please share the details with them or let me know their details so I can reach out to them!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefits offerings include but are not limited to:

• 401(k) with match
• Medical insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision assistance
• Paid Time Off

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· The California Fair Chance Act

· Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

· Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

· San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance