Thermal EngineerDepartment: Vehicle Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Redondo Beach
Reporting To: Seth Kovnat, Director of Vehicle Engineering
Compensation: $95,000 - $115,000 / year
DescriptionAs a
Thermal Engineer at Impulse, you will be responsible for thermal management of spacecraft from concept, analysis, and design, to implementation, testing, and flight while working closely with a fast-paced, agile team that strives to make a high-performance spacecraft from a clean sheet design.
Responsibilities- Develop and maintain thermal models of spacecraft, systems, and components
- Determine appropriate physical properties, environments, and boundary conditions
- Select and design of thermal management hardware
- Oversee and define thermal cycle and vacuum testing of components and spacecraft
- Analyze test data to correlate models and improve model fidelity
- Collaborate with design engineers to implement effective thermal management strategies
- Communicate with suppliers to determine properties and specify requirements of materials
- Thoroughly document analyses and designs including instructions for implementation
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
- 1+ years' of demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining thermal models of spacecraft, systems, components, etc.
- 1+ years' of demonstrated experience in selection/design and implementation of thermal management hardware such as heat pipes, radiators, heaters, thermal paint, tape and MLI
- Ability to perform thermal testing, flight/ground testing and data analysis
- In order to be successful in this role, you should be someone who is uniquely creative, self-driven, and is able to lead his or her projects to completion
Preferred Skills and Experience- Graduate work in numerical methods or heat transfer
- Creative solutions to complex problems
- Experience with successful thermal management strategies
- Experience with cryogenic fluids and fluid analysis software such as Starccm+
- Experience with Siemens Simcenter / Ansys Thermal and Thermal Desktop
- Prior experience with spacecraft design
- Experience working on a launch vehicle or satellite development effort
- Experience in a startup or agile development environment
Additional Information:Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the
form of stock options, and access to
medical, vision & dental coverage as well as
access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
