Thermal Engineer, Thermal & Fluid Analysis (Starship)

SpaceX Corp.; Texas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX Corp. seeks a Thermal Engineer to own the thermal design of spacecraft and launch hardware from concept to validation with tests and flight data. You will automate workflows to cut analysis effort and pursue performance improvements across Starship programs.

The role requires strong communication, 0-D/1-D network experience, and the ability to meet aggressive schedules while delivering robust solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• 1+ years of experience with MATLAB or similar simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Own thermal design of spacecraft, launch vehicles, and hardware from analysis to validation.
• Automate workflows to reduce per-mission analysis effort.
• Pursue performance and robustness improvements.
• Pursue operational simplicity and reduce burden on other groups.
• Document work to improve efficiency and reduce miss-rate.

Skills

MATLAB

Spacecraft systems understanding

0-D/1-D networks

Communication skills

Scheduling ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Tools

Thermal Desktop

ANSYS Workbench

Python

Job description

Thermal Engineer, Thermal & Fluid Analysis (Starship)

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

THERMAL ENGINEER, THERMAL & FLUID ANALYSIS (STARSHIP)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own thermal design of spacecraft, launch vehicles, and hardware, from initial high-level analysis down to validation of performance with ground tests, flight, and orbital data.
• Automate workflow above to reduce engineering investment in per-mission analysis.
• Pursue performance/robustness improvements.
• Pursue operational simplicity and seek to reduce burden on other groups at SpaceX.
• Produce quality documentation of your work to reduce miss-rate and improve efficiency.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience using engineering simulation software such as MATLAB (student project team and internship experience qualifies).

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 2+ years professional experience with thermal or fluid analysis.
• Strong understanding of spacecraft and/or launch vehicle systems.
• Experience with 0-D and 1-D thermal/fluid networks.
• Experience with Thermal Desktop and/or ANSYS Workbench.
• Working knowledge of scripting languages (specifically Python).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to deliver against an aggressive schedule.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
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