Thermal Engineer

Thermal Engineer

Department: Vehicle Engineering Employment Type: Full Time Location: Redondo Beach Reporting To: Seth Kovnat, Director of Vehicle Engineering Compensation: $95,000 - $115,000 per year

Description: As 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:

• Bachelors degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 1 year of demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining thermal models of spacecraft systems, components, etc.
• 1 year 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 Star-CCM+
• 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.
• Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications, and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.