Senior Thermal Engineer (Remote) - Hypersonic&Spaceflight

SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceWorks Enterprises is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer on a temporary basis to support our Aerosciences and Structures team. Open to remote work, with preference in GA, NC, TN, IL, LA, MD, AL, or TX.

A successful candidate will model thermal response of supersonic/hypersonic aircraft and spacecraft, work within a small multidisciplinary team, and contribute to design and analysis across exo-atmospheric, endo-atmospheric, re-entry, and launch systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering.
• 5+ years in aerospace with thermals
• Strong understanding of radiative, convective, conductive heat transfer
• Experience in launch vehicle, missile or aircraft thermal management
• Proficiency with thermal modeling tools (Thermal Desktop, ANSYS, SINDA/FLUINT, etc.)
• Experience with CAD tools (Solid Works, NX, CATIA, Creo)
• Programming experience in Python, Matlab, or C/C++
• U.S. citizen eligible for DoD security clearance

Responsibilities

• Support thermal design and analysis for high-speed flight systems.
• Model/simulate thermal response of hypersonic spacecraft/aircraft.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to enhance codebases.
• Share knowledge through training and documentation.

Skills

Thermal modeling

First principles heat transfer

Radiative transfer

Convective heat transfer

Conductive heat transfer

Python

Matlab

C/C++

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Strong communication

U.S. citizen

Education

Bachelors/Master’s/PhD in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Thermal Desktop

FIAT

ANSYS

SINDA/FLUINT

Sentry

COMSOL

SolidWorks

Unigraphics NX

CATIA

PTC Creo

Job description

SpaceWorks Enterprises is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer on a temporary basis to support our Aerosciences and Structures team. Open to remote work, with preference in GA, NC, TN, IL, LA, MD, AL, or TX.

A successful candidate will model thermal response of supersonic/hypersonic aircraft and spacecraft, work within a small multidisciplinary team, and contribute to design and analysis across exo-atmospheric, endo-atmospheric, re-entry, and launch systems.