Senior Spacecraft Thermal Architect | Automation & Modeling

Space Careers; Mont-Saint-Guibert; À distance; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Aerospacelab is seeking a Spacecraft Thermal Engineer to own the thermal architecture of our satellites from concept to in-orbit operations. You will define thermal control strategies from launch through nominal operations and end of life.

You will mentor engineers, shape thermal methodologies, and drive automation of the thermal analysis workflow across our satellite projects, collaborating with system, mechanical, payload, and AIT teams.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• Solid understanding of the space thermal environment.
• Extensive experience in spacecraft thermal design and analysis.
• Experience with satellite-level thermal test campaigns and model correlation.
• Fluency in English.

Responsabilités

• Lead the thermal architecture definition and sizing of the thermal control subsystem at satellite level.
• Develop, maintain, and own satellite-level geometrical and mathematical thermal models.
• Define thermal test requirements, and lead or support thermal balance and thermal vacuum campaigns.
• Correlate thermal models using test data and feed lessons learned into future designs.
• Provide thermal recommendations during design trade-offs and review supplier thermal data.
• Prepare technical documentation and represent the thermal discipline at design reviews.
• Mentor junior thermal engineers and promote best practices and verification approaches.
• Drive the development of automated tools to streamline the thermal workflow.

Connaissances

Thremal design

Modeling

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Proactive mindset

English fluency

Formation

MSc or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related

Outils

Systema-Thermica or ESATAN-TMS

Python scripting

Description du poste

Aerospacelab is seeking a Spacecraft Thermal Engineer to own the thermal architecture of our satellites from concept to in-orbit operations. You will define thermal control strategies from launch through nominal operations and end of life.

You will mentor engineers, shape thermal methodologies, and drive automation of the thermal analysis workflow across our satellite projects, collaborating with system, mechanical, payload, and AIT teams.