Thermal Design Engineer V

Arcfield; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 122,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcfield, through Orion Space Solutions, seeks a seasoned Thermal Engineer to drive thermal design and analysis for spacecraft and payloads. You will work across components, sub-systems, and vehicle levels to close thermal paths while meeting cost and schedule targets.

Responsibilities include FEM-based analysis with Ansys Thermal Desktop, and designing thermal integration for electronic assemblies such as processors and cameras.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of professional thermal engineering experience with a bachelor’s degree.
• 5+ years in space/aerospace or high-reliability product design.
• Experience with Ansys Thermal Desktop, AutoCAD and DSS SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

• Perform thermal system design and analysis for spacecraft and payloads across component, sub-system, and space vehicle level.
• Design thermal integration of electronic components such as processors, power supplies, cameras, and optical assemblies at the sub-system spacecraft bus and space vehicle level.
• Ensure thermal designs close properly and identify innovative means to meet thermal, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Perform FEM-based thermal model analysis using Ansys Thermal Desktop.
• Develop preliminary concepts supporting early design activities through design V&V and transition to rate production.
• Collaborate effectively across the team and cross-functional disciplines: avionics, mechanical, structural, program management, and AI&T teams with strong internal customer focus.

Skills

Thermal engineering

FEM analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant engineering/computation field

Master’s degree (MS) in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

Ansys Thermal Desktop

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Responsibilities

Overview

Build Optical Systems That Actually Fly

Orion Space Solutions (OSS), part of Arcfield, designs and builds operational space payloads for national security, commercial and advanced sensing missions. Our instruments fly on orbit and deliver mission-critical data for government and commercial customers.

This role is responsible for thermal system design and analysis of complex spacecraft and payloads, spanning from the lowest level component up through sub-system and full system levels. The position includes designing thermal solutions for a wide range of electronic components and ensuring thermal closure while meeting cost and schedule objective(s).

Key Responsibilities

• Perform thermal system design and analysis for spacecraft and payloads across component, sub-system, and space vehicle level.
• Design thermal integration of electronic components such as processors, power supplies, cameras, and optical assemblies at the sub-system spacecraft bus and space vehicle level.
• Ensure thermal designs close properly and identify innovative technical means to meet thermal, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Perform FEM-based thermal model analysis using Ansys Thermal Desktop.
• Develop preliminary concepts supporting early design activities through design V&V (verification & validation) and transition to rate production.
• Collaborate effectively across the team and cross-functional disciplines: avionics, mechanical, structural, program management, and AI&T teams with strong internal customer focus.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant engineering or computation field plus 10-12 years, MS plus 8-10 years, or PhD plus 5-7 years of professional experience in thermal engineering positions.
• 5+ years of professional working experience in the space, aerospace or other industry designing high reliability products.
• Experience with design tools and methods related to thermal engineering: Ansys Thermal Desktop, AutoCAD, DSS SolidWorks.

Preferred

• Ability to perform mechanical engineering design tasks using SolidWorks, in addition to primary thermal engineering duties.
• Understanding of GD&T tools and methods.

Equal Pay Act

This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield ’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.Min: $121,506.18Max: $181,352.50

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.