Senior Thermal Engineer - Spacecraft Heat & Vacuum Testing

Astranis Space Technologies; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare

401(k)

On-site meals

Job summary

Astranis Space Technologies in Northern California is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer to design, evaluate, and test thermal solutions from electronic chips to full spacecraft thermal vacuum tests. You will apply strong problem-solving skills and hands-on testing experience; prior spacecraft or PCB thermal mitigation helps but is not required.

You will lead design trades, perform variable-fidelity thermal analyses, and collaborate with the integration and test teams to ensure thermal design

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or physics.
• 8+ years of experience in a thermal/mechanical role.
• Experience in thermal analysis and thermally-constrained design; computational thermal design experience is not required but highly preferred.
• Proficiency with mechanical CAD.
• A passion and enthusiasm for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development.
• Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.

Responsibilities

• Identify feasible thermal architectures and mature designs through conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design phases using practical passive and active thermal control techniques.
• Take charge of design trades that balance performance margins, resource use, risk, cost, and schedule.
• Perform thermal analysis to varying degrees of fidelity on various hardware types (propulsion components, batteries, high powered electronics, RF components, mechanisms, PCBs).
• Design, evaluate, procure and test thermal solutions such as heaters, heat pipes, thermal interface materials, and surface coatings.
• Develop processes and procedures for integration and assembly ensuring thermal design intent is met; collaborate with TEST teams as needed.
• Plan and run thermal vacuum testing and verification at component and spacecraft level.
• Mentor and support junior engineers.
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Mechanical CAD

Hands-on testing

Thermal mitigation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering or physics

Tools

Thermal Desktop

ANSYS Mechanical

ANSYS IcePak

Job description

Astranis Space Technologies in Northern California is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer to design, evaluate, and test thermal solutions from electronic chips to full spacecraft thermal vacuum tests. You will apply strong problem-solving skills and hands-on testing experience; prior spacecraft or PCB thermal mitigation helps but is not required.

You will lead design trades, perform variable-fidelity thermal analyses, and collaborate with the integration and test teams to ensure thermal design