Thermofluids Engineer II — Spacecraft Thermal Systems

Varda Space; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term cash awards

Job summary

Varda Space is seeking a Thermofluids Engineer II to lead fluid system design for spacecraft thermal management through analysis, testing, and validation. You will set performance metrics and requirements for ground testing and flight hardware.

Responsibilities include sizing thermofluid networks, interfacing with top-level vehicle models, and collaborating with payload, mechanical, software, and propulsion teams to deliver reliable thermal solutions for space missions.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related field; 1–3+ years experience in thermofluids or propulsion systems.
• 1+ years experience in thermofluids; manufacturing environment exposure.
• Strong heat transfer and incompressible fluid mechanics fundamentals.
• Experience with 0D/1D thermal/fluids networks.
• Proficiency with MATLAB for data processing and automation.
• Hands-on thermal/TVAC testing experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop active thermal control systems for vehicle and payload thermal management.
• Build fluid network models interfacing with vehicle thermal models.
• Define hardware and operational requirements from analysis and tests.
• Inform manufacturing and integration of thermal/fluids hardware on the vehicle.
• Collaborate with payload, mechanical, software, and propulsion teams to meet vehicle requirements.
• Characterize thermofluid performance of propulsion systems from analysis and flight data.
• Develop data processing infrastructure for ground and flight thermofluids systems.

Skills

Thermofluid analysis

0D/1D fluid networks

MATLAB

Fluid/thermal modeling

Data interpretation

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

M.S. in engineering (preferred)

Tools

SINDA/FLUINT

ANSYS

GFSSP

Thermal Desktop

Job description

Varda Space is seeking a Thermofluids Engineer II to lead fluid system design for spacecraft thermal management through analysis, testing, and validation. You will set performance metrics and requirements for ground testing and flight hardware.

Responsibilities include sizing thermofluid networks, interfacing with top-level vehicle models, and collaborating with payload, mechanical, software, and propulsion teams to deliver reliable thermal solutions for space missions.