Senior Spacecraft Thermal Engineer — Lead Thermal Systems

Voyager Technologies, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Gym memberships

401(k) matching

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Voyager Technologies, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer to design, build, test, and operate thermal control systems for spacecraft, including lunar landers and surface power systems.

You will lead integration in the cleanroom, run thermal models, coordinate with programs, and contribute to mission success through robust verification and test plans.

The role requires advanced degrees and hands-on experience with TVAC testing, and you will join a mission-driven team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or similar Engineering with 8 years of experience in spacecraft thermal systems, OR a Master’s Degree with 6 years of related experience
• Knowledge of spacecraft thermal system architecture, standards, best practices, and the suppliers
• Experience designing or analyzing thermal control system components such as heaters, sensors, radiators, MLI, coatings, heat pipes, and related hardware
• Experience with specification, vendor management, and requirements verification for thermal control system components
• Experience using fluid-thermal system design and analysis software (Thermal Desktop, Ansys Thermal, or Amesim preferred) to perform thermal control system trade studies
• Experience with TVAC (thermal vacuum chamber) testing of space hardware including test plans, test operations, and/or data processing and test reports
• Effective verbal and written communication, including reports and technical presentations

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the design, integration, testing, and operation of thermal control systems for spacecraft, lunar landers, lunar surface power, lunar rovers, and other space systems
• Create conceptual and detailed designs of spacecraft thermal systems accounting for orbital trajectories, mission concept-of-operations, lander architecture, and thermal control system function
• Build and run thermal models to guide spacecraft mission operations and inform the design of thermal control systems and related components
• Perform supplier management support including developing specifications for vendor supplied components, providing technical review of manufacturing processes, and assuring requirements are met via test and/or analysis
• Coordinate with program management, systems engineering, and other spacecraft subsystems to assess requirements, design progress, schedule, and risks
• Create integration instructions and provide support during spacecraft assembly in the cleanroom
• Write test plans and support TVAC (thermal vacuum chamber) testing for components, subsystems, and the entire spacecraft
• Write mission operations procedures and provide real time mission operations support

Skills

Spacecraft thermal systems

Thermal design

Vendor management

TVAC testing

Thermal Desktop / Ansys / Amesim

CAD SolidWorks

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree in a related field

Tools

Thermal Desktop

Ansys Thermal

Amesim

SolidWorks

Job description

Voyager Technologies, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer to design, build, test, and operate thermal control systems for spacecraft, including lunar landers and surface power systems.

You will lead integration in the cleanroom, run thermal models, coordinate with programs, and contribute to mission success through robust verification and test plans.

The role requires advanced degrees and hands-on experience with TVAC testing, and you will join a mission-driven team.