Senior TPS Mechanical Engineer - Space & Hypersonics

Canopy Aerospace & Defense; Florida; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K company match

Paid leave and holidays

Job summary

Canopy Aerospace & Defense is seeking an experienced TPS design engineer to own end-to-end TPS components and drive heat shield concepts from simulation to flight-ready hardware for space and hypersonics programs.

You will collaborate with aerothermal, structures, and manufacturing teams, requiring 4+ years in TPS design, strong materials knowledge, and U.S. Security Clearance eligibility. On-site in Cape Canaveral with travel.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing/owning TPS components or assemblies with flight/high-enthalpy testing
• Knowledge of TPS materials and architectures (thermal blankets, ablatives, ceramics, cryogenic insulation)
• Full lifecycle hardware design from concept through manufacturing including CAD, drawings, and GD&T
• Strong foundation in structural mechanics, materials science, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and ablation
• Track record delivering hardware on accelerated schedules through pragmatic engineering solutions
• Clear, cross-functional communication across teams

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end TPS components from requirements to final hardware delivery
• Drive material trade studies balancing thermal survivability, structure, and manufacturability
• Collaborate with aerothermal, design, materials, and test teams to translate heat flux and loads into robust designs
• Develop CAD, drawings, ICDs and interface with manufacturing to ensure parts are built to spec
• Support testing campaigns (arc-jet), perform rapid data reduction, iterate designs from data
• Serve as TPS SME, maintaining knowledge of state-of-the-art and next-gen technologies
• Lead technical sections of proposals and new products supporting defense growth objectives

Skills

TPS design ownership

TPS materials knowledge

Lifecycle design

Structural & thermodynamics

Accelerated project delivery

Cross-disciplinary communication

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Graduate degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or Materials Science

Tools

3D CAD

GD&T

Job description

Canopy Aerospace & Defense is seeking an experienced TPS design engineer to own end-to-end TPS components and drive heat shield concepts from simulation to flight-ready hardware for space and hypersonics programs.

You will collaborate with aerothermal, structures, and manufacturing teams, requiring 4+ years in TPS design, strong materials knowledge, and U.S. Security Clearance eligibility. On-site in Cape Canaveral with travel.