Principal Powertrain Thermal Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead powertrain thermal architecture covering coolant loops, pumps, heat exchangers, ducting, inlets, and thermal capacity allocation.
• Define thermal design points for sustained high-power operation, hot ambient conditions, drive-inoperative scenarios, and transient thermal soak.
• Lead thermal analysis and model validation, correlate models with test data, and define coolant and thermal installation interfaces.
• Coordinate heat-rejection and airflow requirements with environmental control teams and contribute to aircraft-level thermal budgets.
• Support cooling-system safety assessments and define thermal testing, including hot-climate testing, to drive design improvements.

Required Experience

• 10+ years of experience in thermal management or fluid systems engineering, including at least 4 years in airborne or equivalent safety-critical applications.
• Proven ownership of a liquid or air-cooling architecture for a high-heat-flux system through hardware and testing.
• Strong thermal analysis experience, including network modeling and computational thermal or fluid analysis.
• Experience with battery or power electronics cooling and component-life implications.
• Experience defining coolant interfaces and thermal installation requirements across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Proven thermal test experience using results to drive design improvements.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with eVTOL or electric aircraft thermal management, especially sustained high-power operation.
• Experience designing for hot-climate environments, including thermal sizing, derating, and dispatch availability.
• Experience with fast-charge thermal management and rapid-turnaround thermal conditions.
• Experience integrating powertrain cooling with environmental control and shared heat-rejection systems.
• Advanced degree in thermal engineering, fluid systems, or a related discipline.

Workplace and Employment

• The role is based in the United Arab Emirates.
• The position is onsite and full time.