Thermal Design Engineer, Space Optical Terminal (Onsite)

Eon; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Relocation support

Paid time off

Lab budget

Job summary

Andreessen Horowitz's stealth space startup seeks a Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer to own thermal design for optical terminals and the flight payload, ensuring sub-micron alignment by managing thermal budgets and heat loads near precision optics.

You will work with Optomechanical and electronics teams, spanning deployment sites to orbit-survivable terminals, including hands-on testing and model correlation. Culver City onsite location.

Qualifications

• Thermal design and analysis depth; fluent in thermal tools (Thermal Desktop, ANSYS, COMSOL, or similar).
• STOP reasoning for structural-thermal-optical considerations.
• Electronics cooling for high-power components near precision optics.
• Hands-on thermal test and model correlation.

Responsibilities

• Own thermal design and analysis for the optical terminal, bench, and flight payload.
• Maintain thermal stability to hold sub-micron alignment across deployment sites.
• Manage heat for high-power amplifiers, drivers, and modem electronics near optics.
• Cover thermal environment across real deployment sites.
• Define interfaces and budgets for payload with Satellite Systems Engineer.

Skills

Thermal design

Thermal analysis

STOP reasoning

Electronics cooling

Thermal testing

Modeling (Python)

Degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Physics

Education

Mechanical/Aerospace/Physics degree

Tools

Thermal Desktop

ANSYS

COMSOL

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Andreessen Horowitz's stealth space startup seeks a Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer to own thermal design for optical terminals and the flight payload, ensuring sub-micron alignment by managing thermal budgets and heat loads near precision optics.

You will work with Optomechanical and electronics teams, spanning deployment sites to orbit-survivable terminals, including hands-on testing and model correlation. Culver City onsite location.