Powertrain Architect — Hybrid-Electric Propulsion

📋 Description

• Evaluate and trade hybrid-electric powertrain architectures (series, parallel, turbo-electric)
• Size electric motors and generators from first principles, validating and refining designs with
• Size the thermal management system architecture — heat exchangers, ducting, and coolant line
• Generate performance and efficiency maps for electric motors and generators across the operating
• Model battery charge and discharge behavior (C-rates, thermal behavior, degradation) to inform
• Estimate thermal limits and duty cycles for motors, inverters, and batteries across representative

🎯 Requirements

• Background in hybrid-electric, turbo-electric, or conventional turbine aircraft propulsion
• Some background in optimization, including multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO), is
• Experience in at least two of the following three areas is required: electromagnetic sizing of
• Proficiency with electromagnetic design tools such as ANSYS Maxwell, Motor-CAD, JMAG, or similar is
• Proficiency with thermal/CFD design tools such as ANSYS Icepak, Fluent, or similar is desired.
• Strong Python proficiency for powertrain modeling and trade studies is strongly preferred.

🎁 Benefits

• Base pay range of $172,800 - $237,600
• Pay-for-performance culture
• Equal Opportunity employer
• Reasonable accommodations for disabilities and religious beliefs