Satellite Thermal Engineer

Aerospacelab; Mont-Saint-Guibert; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Aerospacelab is seeking a Thermal Engineer to design and implement thermal control solutions for satellites across missions. You will drive thermal stability from concept through launch, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to optimize performance.

Your role includes analyses, modeling, hardware sizing, and interface definitions, while developing automation scripts to streamline the workflow. Fluent English is required.

Qualifications

• MSc in Mechanical/ Aerospace Engineering or Physics.
• Experience in satellite thermal design and analysis.
• Knowledge of thermal analysis tools (Systema-Thermica, ESATAN-TMS, Thermal Desktop or similar).
• Solid understanding of heat transfer fundamentals and space thermal environment.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Perform thermal analyses of satellites and subsystems.
• Develop and maintain thermal models at satellite and subsystem level.
• Contribute to the design and sizing of thermal control hardware.
• Prepare technical documentation and interface requirements.
• Develop scripts/tools to automate repetitive tasks in thermal workflow.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Thermal design

Heat transfer

Automation scripting

Education

MSc in Mechanical/ Aerospace Engineering or Physics

Tools

Systema-Thermica

ESATAN-TMS

Thermal Desktop

Simcenter 3D

Job description

Aerospacelab is seeking a Thermal Engineer to design and implement thermal control solutions for satellites across missions. You will drive thermal stability from concept through launch, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to optimize performance.

Your role includes analyses, modeling, hardware sizing, and interface definitions, while developing automation scripts to streamline the workflow. Fluent English is required.