Senior Spacecraft Thermal Engineer

InvestedintheMission; Laguna Beach (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off & holidays

Equity participation

Job summary

True Anomaly seeks a creative Thermal Engineer to develop new spacecraft, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to rapidly design and produce thermal systems for space missions.

The role covers thermal analysis, heater/radiator sizing, and integration with mechanical, electrical, and software teams. On-site work in Centennial, CO or Long Beach, CA with competitive compensation and equity participation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• 2+ years of space thermal analysis and design experience.
• Proven excellence in thermal vacuum testing and model correlation.
• Thermal experience with spacecraft subcomponents (optical payloads, mechanisms, structures).
• Experience with Thermal Desktop and SolidWorks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; strong teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Work with a product focused team including mechanical, electrical, software, and automation engineers to rapidly develop revolutionary thermal designs.
• Perform integrated thermal analysis to determine heater/radiator sizing and external coatings required to maintain all elements of the SV in thermal limits.
• Perform thermal detailed analysis over variety of design reference missions (DRM’s).
• Design and help develop detail piece part and assembly drawings for heaters, MLI, and other thermal control components.
• Assist with electronic board level thermal analysis.
• Coordinate thermal interfaces between subsystems.
• Support Thermal Vacuum and Thermal Cycle testing.
• Support on orbit operations.

Skills

Space thermal analysis

Thermal design

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Thermal testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent

Tools

Thermal Desktop

SolidWorks

Job description

True Anomaly seeks a creative Thermal Engineer to develop new spacecraft, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to rapidly design and produce thermal systems for space missions.

The role covers thermal analysis, heater/radiator sizing, and integration with mechanical, electrical, and software teams. On-site work in Centennial, CO or Long Beach, CA with competitive compensation and equity participation.