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Senior Spacecraft Thermal Engineer

El Segundo, CA💼 Full-time💰 $151,300–$151,300🗓 2026-05-14 → 2026-07-30

Core

Design and analysis of spacecraft thermal control systems from component to system level for defense, civil, and commercial space programs.

Role type

Senior Spacecraft Thermal Engineer (Senior Engineering Specialist)

Builds

Thermal control subsystems for spacecraft and payloads

Domain

Aerospace / Space Systems / Thermal Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

heat transfer, thermal engineering, thermal design, thermal control, system-level thermal engineering, integrated-team thermal engineering leadership, anomaly and root-cause investigation, thermal analysis, thermal modeling, simulation, experimental investigations

Preferred skills

cryogenics, two-phase thermophysics, thermodynamics, systems engineering, control systems, fluid systems, propulsion systems, power systems, flight software, telemetry systems, research and development

Technologies

thermal analysis tools, simulation software, experimental test equipment

Responsibilities

Identify, track, and resolve design, workmanship, and performance issues relating to space vehicle and payload thermal control subsystems; Lead and conduct analysis, modeling, simulation, experimental investigations, and assessments of thermal control system designs; Participate in and review thermal subsystem requirements, allocations, design, integration, test, and flight operations; Operate strategically to curate department knowledge and capabilities in thermal systems engineering; Provide thermal engineering technical leadership of teams of 3 or more people

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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