Thermal Hardware and Test Engineer II
Core
Design, build, and test ground and spacecraft thermal and fluid systems for in-orbit manufacturing vehicles.
Role type
Thermal Hardware and Test Engineer II
Builds
Active and passive thermal control systems (heat pipes, pumped fluid loops, thermal switches) and supporting test infrastructure for Varda's W-Series vehicles.
Domain
Aerospace / Space Infrastructure / Thermal Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Thermal analysis (Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT), CAD design, Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVac) testing, MATLAB for data processing, fluid system design, instrumentation and data acquisition (DAQ), troubleshooting
Preferred skills
Hands-on fabrication (machining, welding, rapid prototyping), ANSYS, formal project management
Technologies
Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, MATLAB, ANSYS, PLCs, embedded controllers
Responsibilities
Drive end-to-end development of thermal hardware and test infrastructure; Develop active and passive thermal control systems; Conduct component level acceptance and qualification thermal vacuum tests; Implement instrumentation and data acquisition solutions; Generate documentation for procedures, schematics, and reports; Diagnose issues and optimize equipment reliability to >99% uptime
Seniority
Mid-level IC (1-3+ years experience)