Senior Spacecraft Thermal Systems Engineer

InnoForge; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

InnoForge in El Segundo is seeking a Senior Thermal Systems Engineer to join its growing mechanical engineering organization, covering the full thermal lifecycle from analysis and hardware selection through environmental testing and spacecraft integration.

You will work on passive and active thermal-control systems, thermal analysis and modelling, MLI, heaters, radiators, and sensors, and you will correlate models with test results while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of space thermal engineering experience
• Experience developing spacecraft thermal systems from analysis through test
• Strong understanding of orbital thermal environments and heat transfer
• Experience with Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, RadCAD, Siemens thermal tools or equivalent
• Experience with spacecraft integration and environmental testing
• Familiarity with MLI and other spacecraft thermal-control hardware
• Some CAD plus MATLAB or Python knowledge

Responsibilities

• Passively and actively manage spacecraft thermal-control systems
• Perform thermal analysis and modelling of hardware
• Plan and execute thermal tests (TVAC, thermal cycling)
• Correlate thermal models with test results
• Support hardware fabrication, integration and qualification
• Collaborate with mechanical, structures, electrical, GNC, systems, manufacturing and test teams

Skills

Thermal engineering

Thermal analysis

Spacecraft systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Thermal Desktop

SINDA/FLUINT

RadCAD

Siemens thermal tools

MATLAB

Python

CAD

Job description

InnoForge in El Segundo is seeking a Senior Thermal Systems Engineer to join its growing mechanical engineering organization, covering the full thermal lifecycle from analysis and hardware selection through environmental testing and spacecraft integration.

You will work on passive and active thermal-control systems, thermal analysis and modelling, MLI, heaters, radiators, and sensors, and you will correlate models with test results while collaborating with cross-functional teams.