Spacecraft Thermal Engineer

Astro Digital designs, builds, andoperates a diverse range of small satellite systems supporting space-basedturnkey missions for several business applications, including earthobservation, communications, in-orbit demonstrations, risk reduction, science,and exploration. Astro Digital is headquartered in Santa Clara, California withroughly 100 employees and infrastructure around the globe.

The Senior Spacecraft Thermal Engineer is responsible for thermal analysis and thermalrelated support of all classes of Astro Digital bus.

Theideal candidate is a meticulous, self-motivated thermal engineer with deepexperience in thermal analysis of spacecraft both at the system and unit level.

He or she would be comfortable performing the following:

• Building both spacecraft system level and unit level modelsas required using Thermal Desktop
• Working with other disciplines to gather requirements andinputs necessary to complete spacecraft thermal analysis
• Presenting results in an efficient manner, identifying ifrequirements are met and viable solutions if not – thermal coatings, interfacematerials, heaters, straps, sensors, etc.
• Working with test engineers to designand execute TVAC tests

• BS in Mechanical Engineering,Aerospace Engineering, or closely related field
• 2+ years of experience as a thermalengineer or thermal analyst in the aerospace field using Thermal Desktop
• Possesses a deep understanding andintuition of thermal environments and effects
• Proficiency building Thermal Desktopmodels for analysis of spacecraft and subsystems
• Proficiency with performing thermal handcalcs/back of the envelop assessments
• Experience with thermal datapost-processing (e.g., temperature data and heater power data) in Excel or Python
• Experience planning and executing thermalvacuum and thermal cycling testing
• Self-motivated work ethic with adesire to learn new aspects of thermal analysis and engineering
• Good written, verbal, and virtual communication skills
• Willingness to travel ~2 times/yearto our San Jose, CA and Littleton, CO offices and test facilities

• MS in engineering directly related to thermal analysis or thermal engineering
• Proficiency with SINDA/FLUINT and Thermal Desktop User Logic
• Experience with correlating thermalmodels to test data
• Familiarity interacting with version-controlledCAD systems such as Solidworks PDM and Onshape
• Proficiency analyzing electroniccomponents at the board level using Thermal Desktop
• Experience meshing complex geometry usingTD Direct or other meshing software for use in Thermal Desktop
• Experience with modeling and implementing advanced thermal control technologies (heat pipes, PCM, TECs,etc.)
• Familiarity with standards such as NASA-STD-7000 (GEVS)
• Familiarity with SpaceX Falcon 9rideshare requirements

This position requires access to export-controlled commodities, technical data,technology, software, and services. U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under
22 CFR §120.15and8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3) is required.

Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance options, 401k matching, 10floating holidays, 5 sick days, and 3 weeks (15 days) of PTO per year.

Job Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $110k-170k annually depending on experience level

Location:

Hybrid (minimum 2x in office weekly) in Littleton, CO with travel 2-3x / year to our San Jose, CA office and testfacilities