Thermal Engineer

Senior / Principal Thermal Engineer

Responsibilities:
• Thermal systems requirements development • Perform thermal analysis to develop and optimize thermal control designs and provide solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines
• Document thermal analyses and designs
• Review and approve drawings for thermal design hardware content
• Report results of analyses and design specifics to internal management and external customers.
• Work with test engineering to plan and execute subsystem level thermal tests, as well as perform associated analyses.
• Provide feedback regarding impacts of possible cost and/ or schedule changes
•Work and execute independently with minimal
technical oversight and general direction
• Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance on best practice Basic

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related Engineering discipline with a minimum of 5+ years of related professional work experience, or a Master's degree in a related engineering discipline and 3+ years of experience
• Knowledge and understanding of the application of technical principles, theories, and concepts for developing active thermal control systems
• Experience using thermal analysis tools (SINDA/G, SINDA/FLUINT, TSS, Thermal Desktop) Preferred Skills & Experience:
• Design, analysis and integration experience of spacecraft thermal systems
• Experience using aerospace standard design tools (NX, CATIA, CREO)
• Experience with space vehicle thermal design and/or integration
• Spacecraft and/or Payload background with experience through the entire system lifecycle from concept, design, production, integration, test, launch, to operation support
• Experience working on thermal design and troubleshooting efforts
• Ability to develop novel concepts for active thermal control systems for space habitats
• Detail-oriented and have excellent verbal and written communications skills, leadership skills, and organization skills