Sr. Materials Engineer, Corrosion Control and Fluid Compatibility (Starmind)
Core
Technical owner for corrosion control, chemical resistance, and long-term material compatibility in liquid cooling systems for orbital AI compute hardware.
Role type
Senior IC materials engineer (thermal management & fluid compatibility)
Builds
Liquid cooling systems, thermal radiators, and electrical compute hardware for space-based AI data centers
Domain
Aerospace / Thermal Management / Materials Science
Required skills
materials selection, corrosion mechanism analysis, fluid compatibility testing, root cause analysis, experimental design, supplier evaluation, data analysis (Python/JMP/MATLAB), thermal control system knowledge
Preferred skills
vacuum/microgravity fluid effects, two-phase systems, spacecraft thermal control, high-volume manufacturing, mentoring, first-principles problem solving
Technologies
Python, JMP, MATLAB, dielectric coolants, ammonia, two-phase systems
Responsibilities
Define design criteria and reliability evaluations for liquid cooling materials; perform laboratory testing on corrosion and chemical compatibility; define material performance requirements and validation approaches; evaluate and down-select supplier technologies; drive material characterization and root cause analysis; execute experimental design and reliability campaigns for thermal management systems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
