Senior Thermal Engineer, Spacecraft Systems (Onsite)

Trueanomalyinc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible Time Off

Lunch provided

401(k) retirement plan

Equity participation

Dog Fridays

Job summary

True Anomaly is looking for a creative Thermal Engineer at the Senior or Staff level to develop new spacecraft. In this role you will be work with a multi-disciplinary product team to rapidly develop and produce new space systems.

True Anomaly is seeking a Senior/Staff Thermal Engineer with 6+ years of space thermal experience, proficiency in Thermal Desktop and SolidWorks, and the ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering with training in analysis of structures and fluids.
• 6+ years of professional experience in space thermal analysis and control.
• Demonstrated excellence in thermal vacuum testing, analysis and model correlation.
• Thermal experience with spacecraft subcomponents such as optical payloads, mechanisms, structures, etc.
• Proficiency in Thermal Desktop and SolidWorks.
• Passion for the space industry.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously with little input on requirements or management oversight.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong Willingness to go above and beyond to achieve team success.

Responsibilities

• Work with a product focused team including mechanical, electrical, software, and automation engineers to rapidly develop revolutionary thermal designs.
• Perform integrated thermal analysis to determine heater/radiator sizing and external coatings required to maintain all elements of the SV in thermal limits.
• Perform thermal detailed analysis over variety of design reference missions (DRMs).
• Design and help develop detail piece part and assembly drawings for heaters, MLI, and other thermal control components.
• Assist with electronic thermal predictions and board level analysis.
• Coordinate thermal interfaces between subsystems.
• Support Thermal Vacuum and Thermal Cycle testing.
• Support on orbit operations.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Thermal analysis

Thermal vacuum testing

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Autonomous work

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Master's degree in aerospace (preferred)

Tools

Thermal Desktop

SolidWorks

Job description

True Anomaly is looking for a creative Thermal Engineer at the Senior or Staff level to develop new spacecraft. In this role you will be work with a multi-disciplinary product team to rapidly develop and produce new space systems.

True Anomaly is seeking a Senior/Staff Thermal Engineer with 6+ years of space thermal experience, proficiency in Thermal Desktop and SolidWorks, and the ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.