Thermal Engineer
Core
Design, evaluate, and test thermal solutions for electronic chips to full spacecraft, including thermal vacuum testing and integration support.
Role type
Thermal Engineer (Spacecraft/Hardware)
Builds
Thermal control systems for satellites and spacecraft components
Domain
Aerospace / Space Systems
Required skills
Thermal analysis, thermally-constrained design, mechanical CAD, hands-on testing, passive and active thermal control techniques
Preferred skills
Computational thermal design (finite methods), Thermal Desktop, ANSYS Mechanical, ANSYS IcePak, Electronics Packaging, PCB design, high vacuum system operation
Technologies
Thermal Desktop, ANSYS Mechanical, ANSYS IcePak
Responsibilities
Mature designs through conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design phases; Perform thermal analysis on propulsion components, batteries, high powered electronics, RF components, mechanisms, and PCBs; Design, evaluate, procure and test thermal solutions such as heaters, heat pipes, thermal interface materials, and surface coatings; Plan and run thermal vacuum testing and verification at the component and spacecraft level
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC