# Mechanical Engineer - Thermal Design

Reports to: Head of Hardware Type: Full-Time The Role Our systems are built for continuous operation in harsh, remote, and mission-critical environments where reliability is non-negotiable. The difference between a lab prototype and a fielded capability is often heat. Sealed, rugged electronics must reject the power they dissipate across extreme temperature swings, often with limited or no forced airflow, for the life of the mission. This role converts system requirements into thermal architectures and hardware that keep sensitive electronics within their limits and can be produced at scale and serviced in the field. You'll drive the thermal design, analysis, and validation of mission-critical electronics, from early concept and simulation through prototyping, test, and ramp to production with suppliers. What You'll Do Design and develop thermal management solutions, including heat sinks, heat spreaders, thermal interface materials, and conduction paths, for sealed, rugged electronics operating continuously in harsh, remote environments. Perform thermal analysis, simulation (e.g., CFD), and hand calculations to predict component temperatures, identify hot spots, and ensure reliabl

- **Id**: 3740454
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/dominion-dynamics-mechanical-engineer-thermal-design>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Ottawa, Canada
- **Countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-15T14:34:08Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-15
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T09:00:31Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 25
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4440
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: C4ISR

## Company

- **Id**: 43023
- **Name**: Dominion Dynamics
- **Domain**: defendthedominion.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/dominion-dynamics>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Technologies

- **ANSYS** — Optional: no
- **MIL-STD-810** — Optional: no
- **SolidWorks** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 25

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T11:39:39Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 57
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.766
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 25
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:late
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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