Senior Thermal & TPS Design Engineer – Hypersonic Systems

STEM Boomerang; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Equity

Paid Time Off

Medical Coverage

Dental & Vision

401k

Parental Leave

Meals & Catering

Snacks & Beverages

EV Charging

Fitness Stipend

Job summary

Castelion is seeking multiple Senior Thermal & TPS Integration Engineers to design and deliver thermal protection solutions for long-range hypersonic strike vehicles.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams to design, analyze, build, and validate TPS across the vehicle, including heat shields, control surface protection, and internal thermal insulation systems in a fast-paced, hardware-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Aerospace/Mechanical/Materials or related field
• 5+ years in TPS design/analysis/validation for aerospace/high-temp
• Strong background in aerothermal environments, heat transfer, high-temp materials
• Experience designing TPS for flight vehicles (heat shields, protection)
• Familiarity with TPS materials: ceramics, carbon-carbon, ablatives, insulating blankets
• Experience with seals, gaps, interfaces in high-temp, moving/constrained systems
• Proficiency with thermal/structural analysis tools (ANSYS, MATLAB)
• Experience with high-temp testing methods (arc-jet, furnace)
• Hardware build, test, troubleshooting in lab/flight hardware
• Strong problem-solving mindset in fast-paced hardware-rich environment
• Excellent collaboration in cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Will design and deliver TPS solutions for hypersonic strike vehicles.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to analyze, build, and validate TPS.
• Cover TPS across the vehicle: heat shields, control surface protection, insulation systems.
• Operate in fast-paced, hardware-driven environment with hands-on work.

Job description

Castelion is seeking multiple Senior Thermal & TPS Integration Engineers to design and deliver thermal protection solutions for long-range hypersonic strike vehicles.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams to design, analyze, build, and validate TPS across the vehicle, including heat shields, control surface protection, and internal thermal insulation systems in a fast-paced, hardware-driven environment.