Spacecraft Thermal Engineer II
$95,000–$125,000 year
On-siteLong Beach, California, United States
Long Beach, California, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$95,000–$125,000 yearAerospaceLarge
Full TimeLargeAerospace
Job Summary
Conduct thermal modeling and analysis of spacecraft vehicles, performing design trade studies that balance performance margins, resource use, risk, cost, and schedule. Identify and resolve thermal design, acceptance, and performance issues for space vehicle components and assemblies, then design and execute thermal tests to validate models using test and in-flight data. Liaise with program and engineering staff on thermal design and test matters while researching potential vendors of thermal control materials.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering; or other engineering degree
- 2+ years of thermal engineering experience
- U.S citizenship is required, due to program requirements
Desired Qualifications
- Master's or PhD in aerospace or mechanical engineering; or other engineering degree
- Strong background in heat transfer
- Experience with thermal systems and passive thermal management techniques
- Familiarity using Siemens NX and Teamcenter, with emphasis on model interrogation and defeaturing for subsequent analyses
- Demonstrated experience with Thermal Desktop
- Experience with planning, execution, and data analysis of thermal balance tests
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to work independently but also build strong working relationships with colleagues
- Experience with constant conductance and variable conductance heat pipes
- Experience working with multi-layer insulation: design, fabrication, installation, and test
- Experience with 0-D and 1-D thermal/fluid networks
- Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and MATLAB
- Familiarity with thermal engineering tools such as NX Space Systems Thermal, ANSYS, SINDA, and THERMICA
- Knowledge of aspects of launch and on-orbit operations
- Familiarity with orbital mechanics and attitude dynamics related to thermal analysis
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