Mechanical and Thermal RF Engineer

Mechanical and Thermal RF Engineer

SWISSto12

Lausanne, Switzerland

Job requirements

• At least 3 years demonstrated professional experience in structural and thermal design and analysis of spacecraft electronic equipment and/or major sub-assemblies for space applications or experience in mechanical and thermal analysis of mass efficient equipment for high performance applications typified by aerospace, defense, and motorsport.
• Proficient in the use of one or more of the following engineering tools for structural and/or thermal analysis: Hypermesh, FEMAP, Ansys Mechanical, ESATAN-TMS, Thermal Desktop, OptiStruct or equivalent.
• Strong working knowledge of analysis methodologies as applicable to aerospace applications.
• Familiarity with industry standards such as ECSS, MIL-HDBK5/17, NASA etc.
• Prior experience undertaking testing and model correlation for vibration and thermal vacuum testing.
• Ability to use CAD tools with an emphasis on geometry preparation for analysis.
• Organized, methodical, precise, meticulous, and autonomous person able to work across multiple concurrent work streams.
• Ease of communicating effectively, good interpersonal skills and ability to integrate into a multidisciplinary and multicultural team.

Beneficial experience and competencies:

• Prior experience with analysis of high-power electronic equipment, including PCB level structural, thermal, and fatigue analysis.
• Experience working with PCB, RF, and/or antenna designers and exposure to PCB layout and PCB mechanical and thermal design.
• Good if the candidate has worked on phased array antenna product.
• Basic proficiency with one or more programming languages for the purpose of analysis data processing, e.g.
• Python, MATLAB, Perl, VBA etc.
• Prior ownership of a complex component or assembly from initial design through high-volume production.
• Experience with tools for electronics thermal design such as Flotherm or Icepak.

Job responsibilities

• Define, perform, validate, and document structural and thermal analysis using appropriate methodologies which may include a combination of classical hand calculations, empirical, and finite element analysis approaches.
• Build, run, and post-process detailed and idealized finite element models of sub-assemblies and components subjected to static, dynamic, and thermal loading.
• Provide practical support to hardware development and testing activities in addition to defining test plans and procedures, undertaking test predictions, and completing post-test model correlations.
• Collaborate with design and systems engineers to iterate designs using appropriate sizing methods to enable a ‘Design-by-analysis’ approach.
• Review and assess mechanical and thermal specifications from customers or SWISSto12 internal teams to establish relevant technical analysis and test plans.
• Contribute to technical exchanges with customers, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Occasionally, you will be asked to participate in overall tasks and services inherent to a dynamic fast-growing company.