Lead Space Thermal Architect & Systems Lead

Starcloud; Woodinville (WA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Discretionary bonuses

Medical

Vision

Dental

401(k) with company match

Disability and life insurance

Paid parental leave

Vacation

Holidays

Sick leave

Job summary

Starcloud is seeking a hands-on Thermal Engineering leader to own the thermal architecture, design, analysis, testing, and flight execution of thermal control systems for space-based data centers. You will lead and mentor the thermal team while delivering end-to-end flight hardware.

Expectation is 8+ years in thermal engineering with strong tools experience; high emphasis on prototyping, testing, and qualification across architectures. Join a pioneering team in Redmond, WA.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years hands-on thermal engineering: design, analysis, hardware development, and test.
• Strong command of thermal analysis tools such as Thermal Desktop, Ansys, or equivalent.
• Experience with active thermal control in demanding environments: space, data center, automotive, or alike.
• Comfortable managing engineers while staying deeply hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Own the thermal architecture: active and passive thermal control across the spacecraft.
• Design the active loop: cold plates, coolant loops, pumps, heat exchangers, interfaces, insulation, heaters, radiators.
• Lead the hard trades: performance, mass, cost, reliability, manufacturability, schedule.
• Push novel concepts: prototype rapidly, test on the ground, validate in orbit.
• Model and correlate: develop thermal models and compare to test/flight data.
• Deliver flight hardware end to end: concept through manufacturing, integration, test, qualification, and launch.
• Build the team: hire, manage, mentor, set standards and verification workflows.

Skills

Hands-on leadership

Team mentoring

Thermal systems optimization

Architectural tradeoffs

Experience managing engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Thermal Desktop

Ansys

Job description

Starcloud is seeking a hands-on Thermal Engineering leader to own the thermal architecture, design, analysis, testing, and flight execution of thermal control systems for space-based data centers. You will lead and mentor the thermal team while delivering end-to-end flight hardware.

Expectation is 8+ years in thermal engineering with strong tools experience; high emphasis on prototyping, testing, and qualification across architectures. Join a pioneering team in Redmond, WA.