Thermofluids Engineer II
Core
Design, analyze, and validate thermofluid and thermal management systems for spacecraft vehicles and payloads.
Role type
Mid-level IC thermofluids engineer
Builds
Active thermal control systems, fluid network models, and ground/flight test data infrastructure for space vehicles
Domain
Aerospace engineering, space infrastructure, thermal management
Required skills
thermofluids analysis, heat transfer, incompressible fluid mechanics, 0D/1D fluid network modeling, thermal/fluid system simulation, hardware requirements definition, data processing automation
Preferred skills
propulsion systems characterization, advanced thermal modeling tools, project ownership in fast-paced environments
Technologies
SINDA/FLUINT, ANSYS, GFSSP, MATLAB, Thermal Desktop
Responsibilities
Develop active thermal control systems for vehicle and payload thermal management; Develop fluid network models to interface with top level vehicle thermal model; Define hardware and operational requirements for fluid systems based on analysis and testing; Inform manufacturing and integration of thermal/fluid hardware onto the vehicle; Work collaboratively with other spacecraft disciplines to design and develop thermal/fluid systems; Characterize thermofluid performance of propulsion systems from analysis, ground testing, and flight data
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC