Senior Thermal Engineer
Core
Predicting temperatures and designing thermal architectures for structures, fluids, components, and avionics on reusable launch vehicles to ensure survival in extreme thermal environments.
Role type
Senior Thermal Engineer (Launch Vehicle)
Builds
Thermal systems including insulation, heaters, thermal protection, and environmental conditioning for the Terran R rocket.
Domain
Aerospace / Propulsion / Thermal Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
thermodynamics, heat transfer, component and system level thermal analysis, fluid analysis, FEM/FDM/FVM solvers, test plan writing, instrumentation setup, data analysis, engineering scripting (MATLAB/Python)
Preferred skills
liquid rocket stage architecture, supersonic aerodynamics, thermal protection system materials, start to finish design cycles
Technologies
Sinda, Fluint, Thermal Desktop, commercial FEM/FDM/FVM solvers, MATLAB, Python
Responsibilities
Drive development of primary and secondary structures and fluids hardware; Own architecture and sizing of thermal systems; Build and validate thermal analyses at component, sub-system, and vehicle levels; Direct and design development engineers; Develop and execute tests for thermal systems qualification; Support vehicle and engine thermal system development and stage testing.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC