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Thermal Engineer II

Pittsburgh, PA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, build, test, and operate thermal control systems for spacecraft, lunar landers, and surface power systems.

Role type

Thermal Engineer II (Space Systems)

Builds

Thermal control system components and spacecraft hardware

Domain

Aerospace / Space Systems / Thermal Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Thermal-fluid engineering fundamentals, Thermal Desktop, Ansys Thermal, Amesim, Python, C/C++, Matlab, Fortran

Preferred skills

SolidWorks, CAD, Computational Fluid Dynamics (Ansys FLUENT/CFX), thermal vacuum chamber testing, heat pipe design, multi-layer insulation design

Technologies

Thermal Desktop, Ansys Thermal, Amesim, SolidWorks, Ansys FLUENT, Ansys CFX

Responsibilities

Create conceptual and detailed designs of spacecraft thermal system components; Build and run component and spacecraft thermal models; Support vendor component specifications and validation; Provide in-house TVAC testing support; Support spacecraft assembly in cleanroom; Provide real-time mission operations support

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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