Senior Thermal Hardware Engineer – Lunar Permanence

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design and development of module and vehicle level thermal assemblies from conception through development through flight operations.
• Support internal or external development of thermal components and assemblies.
• Work with multi-discipline product teams to mature module and vehicle designs.
• Collaborate closely with the thermal analysis group.
• Work with subsystem specifications, mission environments, and design and construction standards.
• Produce outputs including component specifications, test plans, test execution reports, and test reports.
• Analyze component and assembly thermal performance using a broad spectrum of analysis techniques from classical hand calculations to Thermal Desktop models.
• Develop short-term and long-term development plans.
• Make decisions on make or buy for thermal components.

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or equivalent on-the-job experience in the spacecraft design industry.
• 8 years of relevant Thermal Engineering experience.
• Expertise in thermal design fundamentals.
• Demonstrated experience building and testing thermal hardware.
• Understanding of aerospace hardware verification and validation process.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships.
• Demonstrated experience in managing hardware EBOMs, drawings and manufacturing artifacts.
• M.S. or PhD degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering (preferred).
• 10 years of relevant aerospace experience (preferred).
• Solid understanding of passive thermal control hardware such as conventional and cryogenic multilayer insulation, heat spreaders, heat pipes, temperature sensors, isolators, thermal interface materials and heaters (preferred).
• Experience solving a variety of thermal problems demonstrating breadth in application (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience with common thermal hardware vendors (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience with hardware production support including pre-build DFx and manufacturing demonstration activities, hardware support planning, non-conformance disposition, and in-situ problem solving (preferred).