Spacecraft Thermal Engineer — Equity Options

Impulsespace; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Thermal Engineer to lead thermal management for spacecraft from concept through testing and flight. You will develop models, specify hardware, and collaborate with design engineers in a fast-paced, agile environment.

The role requires a bachelor’s in mechanical or aerospace engineering and 1+ years of hands-on experience with spacecraft thermal systems, including heat pipes, radiators, and cryogenic analyses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 1+ years' experience developing and maintaining thermal models of spacecraft, systems, components, etc.
• 1+ years' experience in selection/design and implementation of thermal management hardware such as heat pipes, radiators, heaters, thermal paint, tape and MLI
• Ability to perform thermal testing, flight/ground testing and data analysis
• Unique, creative, self-driven with ability to lead projects to completion

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain thermal models of spacecraft, systems, and components
• Determine appropriate physical properties, environments, and boundary conditions
• Select and design of thermal management hardware
• Oversee and define thermal cycle and vacuum testing of components and spacecraft
• Analyze test data to correlate models and improve model fidelity
• Collaborate with design engineers to implement effective thermal management strategies
• Communicate with suppliers to determine properties and specify requirements of materials
• Thoroughly document analyses and designs including instructions for implementation

Skills

Thermal modeling

Thermal testing

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

Star-CCM+

Siemens Simcenter / Ansys Thermal

Thermal Desktop

Job description

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Thermal Engineer to lead thermal management for spacecraft from concept through testing and flight. You will develop models, specify hardware, and collaborate with design engineers in a fast-paced, agile environment.

The role requires a bachelor’s in mechanical or aerospace engineering and 1+ years of hands-on experience with spacecraft thermal systems, including heat pipes, radiators, and cryogenic analyses.