Spacecraft Thermal Engineer — Equity & Hybrid Work

NewOrbit; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Hybrid working

Visa sponsorship

Relocation support

Job summary

NewOrbit is seeking a skilled Thermal Engineer to own spacecraft thermal management from subsystems to full spacecraft. You will work with mechanical, propulsion, electronics, and mission planning to ensure reliable thermal performance across launch, in-orbit operations, and end-of-life.

You will design and implement thermal control solutions, run steady-state and transient analyses, prepare TVAC test procedures, and perform hands-on hardware testing to validate materials and components used in

Qualifications

• Strong background in spacecraft thermal management required.
• Experience with TVAC testing and environmental validation.
• Ability to own and deliver a complete thermal control system.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Perform steady-state and transient thermal analyses for TVAC, launch, and orbit.
• Model and validate heat management strategies in vacuum environments.
• Identify worst-case thermal scenarios and account for power dissipation.
• Design thermal control solutions (MLI, radiators, heaters, coatings, sensors, straps).
• Develop TVAC test procedures, instrumentation, and data analysis.
• Hands-on hardware testing to validate processes and components.

Skills

Thermal engineering fundamentals

Hardware testing hands-on

Thermal analysis experience

Tools

Systema

Thermal Desktop

ESATAN

Job description

NewOrbit is seeking a skilled Thermal Engineer to own spacecraft thermal management from subsystems to full spacecraft. You will work with mechanical, propulsion, electronics, and mission planning to ensure reliable thermal performance across launch, in-orbit operations, and end-of-life.

You will design and implement thermal control solutions, run steady-state and transient analyses, prepare TVAC test procedures, and perform hands-on hardware testing to validate materials and components used in