MLI/SLI Thermal Systems Engineer II

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena seeks a Thermal Engineer to design and implement thermal insulation systems for spacecraft, focusing on MLI/SLI blankets and related hardware. You will work with the Thermal, Propulsion and Materials Engineering Section to develop, test, and integrate thermal solutions for flight projects, balancing performance, cost, and schedule.

The role requires travel and collaboration with multiple partners, with the potential to contribute to diverse missions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering or physics field with related experience.
• Strong knowledge of heat transfer, fluid mechanics and engineering lab work.
• Experience with MLI/SLI materials and switch to flight hardware.
• Experience with computer-aided design and CAD tools.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Design custom SLI and MLI blankets from requirements to support the MLI Lead Engineer.
• Use CAD for blanket patterning and coordinate fabrication and bake-outs.
• Support flight MLI/SLI assembly in a cleanroom environment.
• Guide material selection and implementation with engineers across sites.
• Oversee material traceability and procurement of flight materials.
• Support logistics for blanket technicians across multiple facilities.

Skills

Heat transfer

Fluid mechanics

Numerical methods

Engineering design

Lab work

MLI/SLI materials

CAD software

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics or similar

Tools

NX Space Systems Thermal

Thermal Desktop

TMG

TSS/SINDA

MATLAB

LabVIEW

NX CAD

SolidWorks

Job description

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena seeks a Thermal Engineer to design and implement thermal insulation systems for spacecraft, focusing on MLI/SLI blankets and related hardware. You will work with the Thermal, Propulsion and Materials Engineering Section to develop, test, and integrate thermal solutions for flight projects, balancing performance, cost, and schedule.

The role requires travel and collaboration with multiple partners, with the potential to contribute to diverse missions