Description
High-performance flight controllers and RF video transmitters generate immense heat, and in a sealed carbon fiber fuselage, that heat will cook the electronics and cause a catastrophic mid-air failure. I am a Mechanical Design Engineer specializing in the thermal management and active cooling systems of unmanned aerial vehicles.
I graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from INSA Toulouse in 2017. For the first three years of my career, I worked in the industrial HVAC sector, designing heat exchangers and forced-air cooling systems for server racks. In late 2020, I transitioned to the aerospace sector, joining a UAV design bureau as a thermal systems engineer.
My work involves running complex CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulations to map the thermal hotspots inside a drone's avionics bay. I design custom extruded aluminum heat sinks, integrate thermal vias into the PCB layouts, and engineer aerodynamic air scoops that force ambient air over the critical components without adding excessive drag. I also select and test phase-change materials and thermal pads to bridge the gaps between heat-generating chips and the airframe itself. I routinely subject my prototypes to thermal chamber testing, pushing the ambient temperature to 50°C to verify that the flight stack remains within safe operating limits.
I am highly proficient in ANSYS Icepak and SolidWorks Flow Simulation. I possess a meticulous approach to mass optimization—every gram of cooling hardware must be justified by its thermal performance. I am seeking a full-time, on-site engineering role in Toulouse, France, targeting €58,000 annually.