Thermal Engineer

Aule Space; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOPs

Job summary

Aule Space in Bengaluru seeks a thermal design engineer to lead end-to-end satellite thermal design, verification, and collaboration across subsystems. You will develop robust thermal solutions for first-of-its-kind satellite servicing and document analyses and reviews with precision.

The role requires documenting design processes, defining test criteria, and coordinating with flight software and ground software teams to ensure reliable thermal control across mission scenarios.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in Thermal Engineering within aerospace or related industries.
• Strong grasp of fundamental concepts in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Controls, and Orbital Dynamics.
• Strong written and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with various subsystems.
• Experience with space thermal materials such as MLI, Thermal Pads, Thermal grease, etc.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end thermal design of satellites, ensuring survival under all thermal loads.
• Satellite and component-level thermal design, including avionics packages for safe operation.
• Write clear documentation for design, analysis, and reviews.
• Define and run verification/validation campaigns for de-risking the design across development stages.
• Set test goals, requirements, and pass/fail criteria.
• Compare test results with FEA, fix gaps, and improve models.
• Coordinate with assembly, integration and testing teams for workmanship and timelines.
• Collaborate with flight software to derive software requirements for active thermal control and with ground software for operations planning.

Skills

Space thermal materials

MLI

Thermal modelling

Orbital Dynamics

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

In this role, you will be responsible for the execution of an end-to-end thermal design cycle of the satellite, including verification & validation of the simulation results. This role requires working across multiple disciplines and subsystems, collaborating with a team to develop solutions that will enable first-of-its-kind satellite servicing. This role requires demonstrated experience in working with and building space systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all components of the satellite survive all expected thermal loads throughout its lifetime of operation
• Satellite and Component-level thermal design, including design of avionics packages for safe and reliable operational lifetime.
• Write clear, consistent documentation for design, analysis, and reviews.
• Define and run verification/validation campaigns for derisking the design/concept across the stages of development.
• Set test goals, requirements, and pass/fail criteria.
• Compare test results with FEA, fix gaps, and improve models.
• Thermal implementation plan and closely work with the assembly, integration and testing team to ensure the workmanship.
• Thermal operations plan and work closely with the flight software to derive software requirements for active thermal control elements and the Ground software team to derive the operations plan.

What We Look For

• Strong foundation with space thermal materials such as MLI, Thermal Pads, Thermal grease, etc
• B.Tech/B.E or higher in Mechanical, Physics, Electrical, or any related engineering discipline
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in Thermal Engineering within the aerospace, satellite manufacturing, automotive, or adjacent industries.
• Strong grasp of fundamental concepts of required fields like Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Controls, and Orbital Dynamics
• Strong written and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with various subsystems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with thermal modelling, simulation, and validation through qualification tests, i.e., thermal vacuum, thermal cycling, etc.
• Understanding of thermal design for electronic packages/avionics, thermal properties of materials, and space environment considerations.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation, including ESOPs