Spacecraft Thermal Engineer
Core
Design and analysis of spacecraft thermal control systems from component to system level for defense, civil, and commercial space programs.
Role type
Senior IC spacecraft thermal engineer
Builds
Thermal control subsystems for spacecraft and payloads
Domain
Aerospace / Space systems
Required skills
heat transfer, thermal engineering, spacecraft thermal control design, thermal analysis, modeling, simulation, experimental investigation, requirements allocation, integration, test, flight operations, thermal vacuum testing, SINDA/FLUINT, Thermal Desktop, TSS, EES, SolidWorks, SpaceClaim, CAMEO, FORTRAN, Python
Preferred skills
cryogenics, two-phase thermophysics, heat pipes, thermodynamics, systems engineering, control systems, fluid systems, propulsion systems, power systems, flight software, telemetry systems, R&D leadership
Technologies
SINDA/FLUINT, Thermal Desktop, TSS, EES, SolidWorks, SpaceClaim, CAMEO, FORTRAN, Python
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; Provide thermal engineering technical leadership of teams of 2 or more people; Operate strategically to curate department knowledge and capabilities in thermal systems engineering.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership