Lunar Thermal Hardware Engineer

Jobtailor; Washington; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Seattle area is seeking an experienced Thermal Engineer to join a team focused on lunar lander hardware. You will apply heat transfer and fluid systems knowledge to design, size, and verify thermal hardware and collaborate across engineering teams.

The role emphasizes build, test, and validation through aerospace hardware, with leadership responsibilities to influence safe human spaceflight programs.

Qualifications

• B.S. in mechanical or aerospace engineering required.
• 3+ years in thermal engineering with aerospace experience.
• Strong heat transfer and fluid systems knowledge.
• Familiarity with heat exchangers, cold plates and spacecraft hardware.
• Experience designing, sizing, building and testing hardware.
• Understanding of verification and validation processes.
• CAD experience; Creo preferred.
• CFD methods for component-level analysis.
• Cross-functional team collaboration.
• M.S./PhD is a plus; 5+ years aerospace experience preferred.
• Knowledge of pumped fluid loop hardware and semi-passive devices.
• Familiarity with AS9100D, ASME, SAE, AWS, ANSI Y14.5.

Responsibilities

• Provide thermal hardware expertise to Lunar vehicle architectures.
• Contribute to a team of Thermal Engineers developing lunar lander hardware.
• Drive designs through build, test, and verification.
• Apply technical leadership to support safe human spaceflight.

Skills

Heat transfer

Fluid systems

Aerospace hardware verification

Cross-functional teamwork

Design for manufacturability

Pumped fluid loop know-how

Education

B.S. in mechanical or aerospace engineering

M.S. or PhD in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

Creo

CFD Optimization Tools

Thermal Desktop

Sinda/Fluint

FEA tools

Job description

Jobtailor in Seattle area is seeking an experienced Thermal Engineer to join a team focused on lunar lander hardware. You will apply heat transfer and fluid systems knowledge to design, size, and verify thermal hardware and collaborate across engineering teams.

The role emphasizes build, test, and validation through aerospace hardware, with leadership responsibilities to influence safe human spaceflight programs.