Life Support Systems (LSS) Thermal Engineer
Core
Develop, iterate, and mature thermal-fluid system designs for low earth orbit environments to support Axiom Station's Environmental Control & Life Support Systems (ECLSS).
Role type
Senior IC thermal-fluid systems engineer
Builds
Thermal-fluid hardware (radiators, pumps, heat exchangers, cold plates, valves, regulators, lines, manifolds) for crewed spaceflight
Domain
Commercial spaceflight / Life Support Systems
Required skills
Thermal-fluid system design, heat transfer analysis, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, CAD modeling (NX/Creo/Solidworks), thermal simulation (ANSYS Fluent/Star-CCM+/Thermal Desktop/SINDA/Fluint), pressure drop calculations, system integration, project management
Preferred skills
Flight hardware development and certification, NASA/commercial space program standards, CFD/FEA, mechanical-electrical system integration
Technologies
NX, Creo, Solidworks, Python, ANSYS Fluent, Star-CCM+, Thermal Desktop, SINDA/Fluint
Responsibilities
Define space station thermal-fluid system standards, own design/development/integration/verification of thermal-fluid hardware, lead design reviews, collaborate with cross-functional teams, perform thermal system trade studies, conduct thermal-fluid analyses and sizing, validate designs via analysis or test, support manufacturing and assembly
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC