Senior Space Thermal Engineer — 9x80, Every Other Friday Off

General Atomics; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 106,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is seeking an Experienced Space Thermal Engineer for Englewood, CO. The role focuses on system engineering and thermal design for satellite missions, from bid generation through launch and operations, with a broad range of thermal technologies.

The position involves design work on heat pipes, phase-change materials, radiators, and cryogenic systems, plus test planning and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in engineering or related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• Nine+ years with a bachelor's, seven+ years with a master's, or four+ years with a PhD.

Responsibilities

• System engineering, technical design and analysis for studies and missions from bid generation through launch and operations with a thermal focus.
• Perform thermal subsystem design, requirement analysis and trade-offs.
• Design and specify heat pipes, phase-change materials, conduction bars, radiators, heaters, and cryogenic systems; support testing and ground equipment.
• Provide thermal test planning, predictions, testing, evaluation and correlation.

Skills

Thermal engineering

System engineering

Mission analysis

Heat transfer

Test planning

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

PhD in engineering

Tools

Thermal Desktop

SINDA

FLUENT

Job description

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is seeking an Experienced Space Thermal Engineer for Englewood, CO. The role focuses on system engineering and thermal design for satellite missions, from bid generation through launch and operations, with a broad range of thermal technologies.

The position involves design work on heat pipes, phase-change materials, radiators, and cryogenic systems, plus test planning and documentation.