About the role

  • Thermal Engineer III solving complex thermal problems for launch vehicles. Collaborating with multi-discipline teams to ensure customer requirements and safety standards are met.

Responsibilities

  • Determines effective analytical approaches for executing vehicle-level trade studies
  • Owns vehicle level spacecraft thermal models
  • Creates sub-models for key thermal events to capture effects of engine & plume radiation, Lunar regolith modeling, and other phenomena
  • Develops thermal control solutions involving Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI), Radiator Covers, and other TCS technologies while assessing impacts to mission cost, schedule, risk
  • Coordinates thermal environments and vehicle design with customers (NASA, ESA, commercial, etc.)
  • Responsible for updating and correlating models based on thermal test data
  • Documents analysis and test for review by responsible engineers, peers, and customers

Requirements

  • Required B.S. degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or related field
  • Experience with Thermal Desktop and other industry analytical simulation tools (e.g., ANSYS, NASTRAN, COMSOL, SIMCENTER3D)
  • Ability to effectively work in a multi-discipline team and provide technical reports
  • Strong first principles grasp of heat transfer mechanisms
  • Familiar with spacecraft thermal control methods, hardware, technologies
  • Working knowledge of Python, MATLAB, MS Excel
  • Experience with thermal testing equipment and procedures
  • Strong design and integration skills using 3D CAD software
  • Demonstrated ability to address multi-tiered analytical problems and effectively communicate results
  • Advanced degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering (desired)
  • 5+ years of experience in thermal analysis of aircraft or space vehicles during all phases of conceptual design through flight (desired)
  • Experience with ANSYS SpaceClaim, NX 3D Modeling, NX Space Systems Thermal (desired)
  • Experience developing physical tests to correlate and validate analysis (desired)
  • Experience creating MLI Layups, heater circuit design, active thermal control mechanisms, advanced spacecraft TCS technologies (desired)
  • Demonstrated experience with Thermal Desktop or ANSYS (desired)
  • Familiarity with GSFC-STD-7001B, SMC-S-016, RCC-319, Spacecraft Payload requirements (desired)
  • Understanding of advanced thermal-related phenomena such as combustion, diffuse thermal radiation, spectroscopy (desired)

Benefits

  • generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles
  • parental leave
  • educational reimbursement
  • short term disability
  • flexible PTO options

Job title

Thermal Engineer – III

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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