Spacecraft Thermal Engineer: Design, Analyze & Test

0909 SP - Orbital Space Systems; United States; On-site; USD 92,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Sector is seeking a Thermal Mechanical Engineer at Level 2 or 3 in Dulles, VA. The role focuses on thermal analysis, design, and testing of spacecraft systems, with a 9/80 work schedule and onsite requirements.

Responsibilities include defining problems, performing analyses, developing solutions, and coordinating test programs under senior supervision. A STEM degree with relevant experience is required, with no security clearance needed to start.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience.
• No clearance required to start. Experienced with thermal engineering tasks: analysis, design and/or testing of structures.

Responsibilities

• Perform thermal analysis, design, or test of moderately complex spacecraft systems or subsystems.
• Analyze requirements for materials, components, or systems and select analytical data from previous products.
• Develop and release technical documents after review by senior team members.
• Coordinate and conduct test programs to evaluate design work.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Engineering design

Technical documentation

Mathematical modeling

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Master's in STEM

Tools

Thermal Desktop

SINDA

MATLAB

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Sector is seeking a Thermal Mechanical Engineer at Level 2 or 3 in Dulles, VA. The role focuses on thermal analysis, design, and testing of spacecraft systems, with a 9/80 work schedule and onsite requirements.

Responsibilities include defining problems, performing analyses, developing solutions, and coordinating test programs under senior supervision. A STEM degree with relevant experience is required, with no security clearance needed to start.