Senior Thermal Engineer

📋 Description

• Own instrument thermal models and drive instrument NRE and per-mission-block design improvements.
• Own the thermal V&V test plan, including model correlation, for instruments.
• Own thermal hardware ICDs (heat straps, radiators) and performance requirements.
• Contribute to full-spacecraft thermal balance and system thermal model integration.
• Support system-level testing and define thermal limits and margins to other subsystems.
• Mentor junior thermal engineers and serve as the technical go-to for instrument thermal.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years (BS+8 / MS+6) in spacecraft or aerospace thermal engineering.
• Expert in thermal simulation and full-spacecraft thermal balance.
• Experience designing, executing, and correlating TVAC and unit-level thermal tests.
• Fluency across thermal-mechanical interfaces (ICDs, margins, requirements flow-down).
• B.S. or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, Physics, or related field.

🎁 Benefits

• Equity grant
• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Short & long-term disability and life insurance
• Three weeks paid vacation
• 12 paid holidays