Future Projects Thermal Engineer Verified today
About the Role
You will oversee the thermal architecture, sizing and analysis of new spacecraft projects. Working closely with mechanical, CAD, and systems engineers, you will assess feasibility and preliminary sizing of thermal systems for future vehicles.
Key Responsibilities
- Design conceptual and preliminary thermal control systems for new space systems, tailored to project maturity and goals
- Provide technical solutions to optimize thermal management in collaboration with propulsion, avionics, ECLSS and other subsystems
- Perform preliminary thermal analyses to justify design decisions
- Communicate and provide recommendations through analyses, reviews, documentation and technical presentations
- Support spacecraft development from concept to operations, including feasibility studies, trade-off analyses, requirements reviews, system design and documentation for major milestones
- Manage procurement, requests for proposals, supplier evaluation and selection, testing and validation of thermal hardware
- Provide operational analysis and support, including post-flight analyses
What You Need
- Education: Master's or PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering, Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics, or related field
- Experience: 3+ years proven experience with Active Thermal Control System development and procurement, hands-on experience with Thermal Cycling, Thermal Vacuum and Thermal Balance testing
- Technical Skills: Thermal analysis, thermal management of spacecraft subsystems (structures, avionics, propulsion), understanding of spacecraft thermal environments
- Software: Proficiency with Thermal Desktop, ESATAN, and programming languages such as Python, MATLAB or C++
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Language: Fluent in English
- Mindset: Passion for advancing sustainability in space; motivated to work in a fast-paced, autonomous, demanding start-up environment
- Feedback Culture: Willingness to give proactive and mindful feedback across all company levels
Why Join
- Agile decision-making with clear goals and systems
- Open and collaborative culture transparent about risks and obstacles
- Work on democratizing space access with a rare opportunity to make impact