Senior Thermal Engineer - Aerospace Heat Transfer Lead

Woven; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health benefits

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer to lead thermal design, analysis, and verification for advanced space and airborne platforms. In this role you will drive thermal solutions, resolve complex thermal challenges, and ensure performance, reliability, and mission success across multi‑disciplinary teams.

You will work with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineering, coordinating testing and design reviews to integrate thermal systems into products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in aerospace/engineering with 5–8 years of related experience or equivalent.
• Experience performing thermal analysis and developing thermal models for aerospace hardware.
• Experience with CAD/FEA tools to support design and thermal analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop thermal architectures, heat transfer analyses, models and cooling solutions for complex products.
• Lead thermal testing planning, instrumentation, and performance evaluations.
• Validate thermal performance via design verification and testing activities.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, systems, manufacturing, and program teams to integrate thermal solutions.

Skills

Thermal engineering

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional teamwork

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical field

Master's degree in a related field

PhD in a related field

Tools

SolidWorks

Ansys Mechanical

Ansys Icepak

Ansys Thermal Desktop

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer to lead thermal design, analysis, and verification for advanced space and airborne platforms. In this role you will drive thermal solutions, resolve complex thermal challenges, and ensure performance, reliability, and mission success across multi‑disciplinary teams.

You will work with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineering, coordinating testing and design reviews to integrate thermal systems into products.