Senior Space Thermal Engineer

Space Kinetic; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Base Salary + Equity-Based

PTO & Holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

Job summary

Space Kinetic is hiring a Senior Thermal Engineer in El Segundo, CA, to drive thermal analysis, hardware design, acquisition and test for space systems. You’ll work on passive and active thermal control to ensure components stay within safe temperatures in space.

The role requires designing and acquiring MLI blankets, heaters, radiators and related hardware, plus tight collaboration with Structures, Electrical, GNC and System Engineering teams to validate performance through TVAC and thermal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace/mechanical engineering with 4+ years space experience.
• Thermal design of satellite components from high-level analysis to ground/orbital validation.
• Develop and run tests to validate hardware performance in extreme conditions.

Responsibilities

• Thermal hardware design, analysis and test (MLI blankets, heaters, venting, heat pipes, sensors).
• Develop passive and active thermal control hardware (radiators, heaters, heat pipes).
• Create technical docs: drawings, analysis reports, test plans, procedures, reports and reviews.

Skills

Space thermal design

Lab tools

Thermal analysis software

CAD software

MATLAB/Python

Orbital thermal environments

Security clearance

Export regulations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

ANSYS Thermal Desktop/Sinda/Fluint/RadCad

Siemens Space Systems Thermal

Solidworks/CREO/AutoCAD

Job description

Space Kinetic is hiring a Senior Thermal Engineer in El Segundo, CA, to drive thermal analysis, hardware design, acquisition and test for space systems. You’ll work on passive and active thermal control to ensure components stay within safe temperatures in space.

The role requires designing and acquiring MLI blankets, heaters, radiators and related hardware, plus tight collaboration with Structures, Electrical, GNC and System Engineering teams to validate performance through TVAC and thermal