Thermofluids Engineer II
Core
Design, analyze, and validate thermofluid and thermal management systems for spacecraft vehicles and payloads.
Role type
Thermofluids Engineer II
Builds
Thermal control systems and fluid networks for in-orbit pharmaceutical processing and reentry capsules.
Domain
Aerospace / Space Infrastructure / Thermofluids
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
heat transfer, incompressible fluid mechanics, 0D and 1D fluid network modeling, thermal/fluid system analysis, MATLAB for data processing, thermal and TVAC testing, thermomechanical hardware knowledge (valves, pumps, heat exchangers)
Preferred skills
propulsion systems characterization, Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, project ownership in fast-paced environments
Technologies
SINDA/FLUINT, ANSYS, GFSSP, MATLAB, Thermal Desktop
Responsibilities
Develop active thermal control systems for vehicle and payload; Develop fluid network models to interface with top-level vehicle thermal models; Define hardware and operational requirements for fluid systems; Inform manufacturing and integration of thermal/fluid hardware; Characterize thermofluid performance of propulsion systems from analysis, ground testing, and flight data; Develop data processing infrastructure for ground and flight thermofluids systems
Seniority
Mid-level IC (1-3+ years experience)