We seek a Senior / Principal Thermal Engineer to join Coolbrook’s Technology team.

Coolbrook is a transformational technology and engineering company on a mission to decarbonize major industrial sectors like petrochemicals and chemicals, iron and steel, and cement. We bring together world-class expertise across different fields, building a strong, impactful, and passionate organisation to scale up our technology for decarbonisation. Our international and growing team works in Finland, the UK and the Netherlands. We are leading a Clean New Industrial Era.

As Senior / Principal Thermal Engineer, you will support the design of new engineering programs by applying fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer principles, supporting engine programs from conceptual design to production and fleet support. You will be working with a multidisciplinary team to lead thermal and secondary air system analysis.

Coolbrook offers you an exciting role in an international, dynamic, and growing organisation with a real opportunity to have an impact and make history. In this permanent role, you will be based in the UK or Finland and report to Dr. Mark Wilson, Chief Aerodynamics Engineer, while collaborating with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

As a Senior / Principal Thermal Engineer, your responsibilities would include

• Working with other specialists to define the specification requirement, including the most suitable machine architecture, reliability, and Inspection.
• Ensuring all applicable codes and standards, such as ASME, API, ISO, etc., are satisfied.
• Conducting engineering analysis and calculations to define and optimise all critical design parameters for duty specification and ensure consistency throughout the gas process loop and all operation scenarios.
• Writing and presenting project development status updates to stakeholders as needed.
• Conducting aerothermal design by applying fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer principles.
• Performing one, two and three-dimensional turbine aerothermal design and analysis through first principles.
• Preparing aerothermal methods and process developments.

For success in this role, you will need

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering (preferably a higher degree).
• 5 to 10 years of experience in thermal analysis and secondary flow systems in turbomachinery design support and assessment.
• Detailed knowledge of heat transfer physics, including advection, convection and radiation modelling.
• Ability to interpret thermal results into engineering design practices.
• Communication and Presentation, with good written and report writing skills.
• Experience in turbine aerothermal design and analysis through first principles, using tools such as Patran PThermal, Ansys ICEM, Fluent and Star CCM.
  

Additionally, you will benefit from 

• Experience in aerothermal design and analysis of core engine components, including compressor, combustor, and Turbine.
• Combined CFD/Thermal/Stress conjugate heat transfer analysis
• Experience in high-temperature thermal modelling gas turbine components.
• Experience in support and development programs on instrumentation requirements, test planning, and pre and post-test activities and reporting.
• Professionally registered with a relevant engineering institution, preferably at or working towards Chartered Engineer status.

At Coolbrook, we are passionate about building teams where unique perspectives and backgrounds are valued and where everyone feels equally included.

If this resonates with you, we are looking forward to receiving your application.

Please apply by 10.12.2023, and please note that we review applications as they come in, as we are looking to fill the position soon.

With inquiries about the role, please reach out to Dr. Mark Wilson at mark.wilson@coolbrook.com.


About Coolbrook:

Named Tech Champion 2022 in the Manufacturing category by The Financial Times, Coolbrook is a transformational technology and engineering company on a mission to decarbonise major industrial sectors like petrochemicals and chemicals, iron and steel, and cement. Coolbrook’s revolutionary rotating technology combines space science, turbomachinery and chemical engineering to replace the burning of fossil fuels across all major industrial sectors.

The technology has two main applications: RotoDynamic Reactor^TM (RDR^TM) to reach 100% CO₂ free olefin production, and RotoDynamic Heater^TM (RDH^TM) to provide carbon-free process heating to iron and steel, cement and chemicals production. Once implemented at scale, the RotoDynamic Technology has the potential to reach temperatures of 1700°C and cut 2.4 billion tons (30%) of annual CO₂ emissions in heavy industry. For more information, please visit www.coolbrook.com.