Air Systems Engineer - Mid/Senior

About the role

This role involves leading the design and development of air delivery systems specifically for hydrogen fuel cell powertrains. The engineer will be responsible for the entire lifecycle of fuel cell cathode system development, including defining system architecture, capturing requirements, designing equipment, and conducting testing. This includes analyzing air delivery systems to establish functional and performance requirements.

The position requires proactive engagement with internal teams and external suppliers for implementing various air delivery system components such as electric compressors, filters, valves, heat exchangers, and instrumentation. A key aspect of the role is developing strategies and capabilities for component-level engineering evaluation testing, which includes designing, installing, and commissioning equipment test rigs.

Success in this role means taking full technical ownership of air delivery systems, from initial concept generation through to a design ready for certification. This involves ensuring all aspects of the system meet defined requirements and are integrated effectively with suppliers. The engineer will also present findings and progress in internal and external design and project reviews.

The salary for this position ranges from $60,000 to $90,000 USD.

Skills that matter here

• aerospace engineering: This role requires a background in aerospace engineering to design and develop air delivery systems for aircraft powertrains.
• air system architecture: The engineer will lead the development of the overall structure and design of air delivery systems for fuel cell powertrains.
• turbomachinery: Experience with high-speed turbomachinery like compressors and turbines is necessary for implementing these components in air systems.
• thermo-fluid analysis: This skill is used to analyze the thermal and fluid dynamics of air delivery systems and components.
• CAD: Familiarity with CAD tools is needed for designing and modeling air system components.
• CFD: Experience with commercial CFD codes is required for computational fluid dynamics simulations of air systems.

Who this role suits

• A person with a strong background in aerospace engineering, specifically with experience in compressed air systems and high-speed turbomachinery.
• Someone who can take full technical ownership of projects, from initial concept to final certification-ready design and testing.
• An individual who can proactively collaborate with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to implement complex system components.
• A candidate capable of developing and commissioning test rigs for component-level engineering evaluation.

From the employer

Main responsibilities

• Own all aspects of fuel cell cathode system development; including system architecture, requirements capture, equipment design development and testing.
• Lead aerothermal concept generation through to development of system architecture, requirements and design substantiation documents.
• Analyse air delivery systems and components to define lower level functional and performance requirements.
• Proactively lead internal stakeholders and supply chain on implementation of air delivery system equipment such as electric compressors, filters, valves, heat exchangers, fluid conveyance and instrumentation.
• Develop strategies and capabilities for component level engineering evaluation testing including design, installation and commissioning of equipment test rigs.
• Host, participate, present as appropriate in internal and external design and project reviews.

Experience and qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline and commensurate depth of technical experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• First-hand knowledge of implementing compressed air systems and equipment with direct experience in hydrogen fuel cell system an advantage.
• Experience in implementation of high-speed turbomachinery (compressors, turbines) and associated system architectures.
• Conversant with associated hardware such as compressors, filters, valves, humidifiers and sensors.
• Experience in developing air delivery equipment test rigs including instrumentation and data acquisition systems, knowledge of programming environments (e.g. LabVIEW) a plus.
• Experience of high voltage direct current (HVDC) systems and power electronics a plus.
• User of MATLAB Simulink/Simscape or similar 1D thermo-fluid software.
• Experience of commercial CFD codes (e.g. Ansys Fluent/CFX).
• Working knowledge of CAD and PLM tools (e.g. Siemens NX, Teamcentre).
• Use of requirements management tools (e.g. Polarion).
• Commensurate depth of related aerospace industry experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and level of spoken and written English.
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of an In.