Senior Thermal Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain thermal models of spacecraft, systems, and components
• Determine appropriate physical properties, environments, and boundary conditions
• Select and design of thermal management hardware
• Oversee and define thermal cycle and vacuum testing of components and spacecraft
• Analyze test data to correlate models and improve model fidelity
• Collaborate with design engineers to implement effective thermal management strategies
• Communicate with suppliers to determine properties and specify requirements of materials
• Thoroughly document analyses and designs including instructions for implementation

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 6+ years' of demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining thermal models of spacecraft, systems, components, etc. 
• 6+ years' of demonstrated experience in selection/design and implementation of thermal management hardware such as heat pipes, radiators, heaters, thermal paint, tape and MLI
• Ability to perform thermal testing, flight/ground testing and data analysis
• In order to be successful in this role, you should be someone who is uniquely creative, self-driven, and is able to lead his or her projects to completion

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Graduate work in numerical methods or heat transfer
• Creative solutions to complex problems
• Experience with successful thermal management strategies
• Experience with cryogenic fluids and fluid analysis software such as Starccm+
• Experience with Siemens Simcenter / Ansys Thermal and Thermal Desktop
• Prior experience with spacecraft design
• Experience working on a launch vehicle or satellite development effort
• Experience in a startup or agile development environment