Satellite Thermal Engineer - High-Performance Space Hardware

SpaceX; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term incentives

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Shuttle service Seattle–Redmond

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Thermal Engineer in Redmond to design, test, and validate thermal systems for Starlink satellite hardware and custom chips. You will perform high-level to detailed thermal analysis, run lab tests, and develop simulations to improve performance under extreme conditions.

You will work with a cross-functional team to deliver reliable thermal solutions on aggressive schedules, and you may participate in automatic workflows to reduce development time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
• 1+ year of industry experience preferred (internships/co-ops allowed).

Responsibilities

• Thermal design of satellite components, from initial high-level analysis to validation with ground tests and orbital data.
• Thermal design of semiconductor packages, from high level concepts to detail thermal simulations and lab testing.
• Devise, build and run tests to validate performance of hardware in extreme conditions.
• Automate workflow to reduce engineering investment in the design cycle.
• Pursue performance/robustness improvements.
• Pursue operational simplicity and seek to reduce burden on other groups at SpaceX.
• Produce quality documentation of your work to reduce miss-rate and improve efficiency.

Skills

Communication skills

Schedule management

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Flotherm

Icepak

Thermal Desktop

ANSYS Workbench

3D thermal modeling

Scripting languages

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Thermal Engineer in Redmond to design, test, and validate thermal systems for Starlink satellite hardware and custom chips. You will perform high-level to detailed thermal analysis, run lab tests, and develop simulations to improve performance under extreme conditions.

You will work with a cross-functional team to deliver reliable thermal solutions on aggressive schedules, and you may participate in automatic workflows to reduce development time.