Thermal Engineer (Senior or Staff)
Core
Develop revolutionary thermal designs and perform integrated thermal analysis for autonomous spacecraft and space-based interceptors to maintain thermal limits.
Role type
Senior or Staff Thermal Engineer
Builds
Autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors
Domain
Space systems / Aerospace
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Thermal analysis, Thermal vacuum testing, Model correlation, Heaters and radiator sizing, External coatings design, MLI design, Board level thermal analysis, Multidisciplinary collaboration
Preferred skills
Master's degree in aerospace
Technologies
Thermal Desktop, Solidworks
Responsibilities
Perform integrated thermal analysis to determine heater/radiator sizing and external coatings; Perform thermal detailed analysis over design reference missions; Design and develop detail piece part and assembly drawings for thermal control components; Coordinate thermal interfaces between subsystems; Support Thermal Vacuum and Thermal Cycle testing; Support on orbit operations
Seniority
Senior or Staff, hands-on IC