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Hybrid Thermal Engineer, Spacecraft and Payload

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About the role

  • Be a key founding member of the small team responsible for spacecraft systems lifecycle from design up to in-orbit validation, including testing, qualification, verification and iteration.
  • Be a technical leader for thermal design and optimization of the satellite platform and interfaces between bus and payload, and actively participate hands-on in thermal hardware assembly and testing.
  • Drive thermal design and simulations of a next generation satellite.
  • Perform thermal analysis and simulations of the satellite at system level.
  • Collaborate with subcontractors during development phase.
  • Specify and support qualification tests at system level to ensure thermal performance meets requirements.
  • Take ownership of thermal hardware: propose new thermal design concepts, identify suppliers, test and validate designs.
  • Support assembly, integration, and test activities: maintain thermal control component definitions and specify qualification tests.

Requirements

  • Expert knowledge and hands-on skills of spacecraft thermal design, analysis and optimization during all phases of the project from the concept up to qualification and integration.
  • Familiarity with the material science and engineering being able to guide material selection and analysis for the space environment (outgassing, thermal cycling, thermoelastic effects). Experience of structural and thermo-mechanical analyses is mandatory.
  • Familiarity with testing, especially TVAC and/or thermal balance and pre-launch qualification campaigns and model correlation.
  • Experience in precise thermal stability control domain.
  • Embracing the challenge, mindset of owning problems and solving them, capability of taking risks and leaning forward when needed. R&D style of learning by doing and iterating on the parts that require improvement.
  • Hands-on experience with thermal spacecraft hardware: heat pipes, surface treatment, MLI, active thermal control components.
  • Knowledge of Systema-Thermica, ESATAN and/or Thermal Desktop.
  • Good understanding of spacecraft dynamics, orbital movement and orbit evolution.
  • Preferred: Experience with thermal design for high-precision optical systems or high-precision actuated systems.
  • Preferred: Experience with thermal aspects of electric propulsion systems.
  • Preferred: Experience with vacuum and cryogenic applications and materials used in the aerospace industry.

Benefits

  • A job that matters in a dynamic Earth Observation environment with a scale-up approach
  • An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment
  • A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (MyBenefit i.e. on sport, transport, wellness, lunch, tourism, etc.)
  • Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency support etc.)
  • Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
  • Polish language lessons
  • Occupational and private healthcare and life insurance
  • Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enable you to focus
  • A wide variety of the best coffee, tea, snacks, and sweets to accompany your daily space mission

Job title

Thermal Engineer, Spacecraft and Payload

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

Assembly

Location requirements

HybridWarsawPoland

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