Thermal Analyst III - Lunar Permanence Verified today
Join the Lunar Permanence business unit to develop thermal control systems for Blue Moon landers and lunar transport vehicles. You'll work with NASA and National Team Partners on the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) programme, contributing to sustainable infrastructure for crew and cargo transport to the lunar surface.
What you'll do
- Perform system-level transient thermal analysis of lunar transport vehicles in ground, launch, Earth orbit, cis-lunar space, lunar orbit, and lunar surface environments using Thermal Desktop
- Collect analysis inputs from stakeholders and responsible engineers
- Develop new or modified thermal analysis models to represent vehicle configuration and behaviour
- Create analysis cases to evaluate vehicle thermal performance in worst-case conditions
- Post-process analysis results and draw engineering conclusions from output data
- Check your own work and correct errors independently
- Author and publish analysis reports to support engineering decision-making
- Generate and present design review content to subsystem, vehicle, business unit partners and customers
- Create work plans, document progress and report status to leads and managers
Minimum qualifications
- B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
- 4-5 years of relevant thermal engineering or analysis experience
- Solid understanding of thermal fundamentals
- Demonstrated thermal analysis skills
- Familiarity with modelling spacecraft thermal performance using Thermal Desktop and Sinda/Fluint
Preferred qualifications
- M.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
- 8 years of relevant aerospace experience
- Demonstrated expertise with Thermal Desktop and Sinda/Fluint
- Experience solving a variety of thermal problems demonstrating breadth in analysis application
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, C/C++, FORTRAN, Matlab)
Compensation and benefits
Base pay range for WA applicants: $130,706.00 - $182,987.70. Other site ranges may differ.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match up to 5%, education support programme, stock options for regular employees (20+ hours/week), and up to four weeks paid time off plus 14 company-paid holidays per year.
Requirements
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum. Standard background check required for all positions.