Mechanical Engineer; Thermal

This position offers fully remote opportunities for candidates across the United States. Highly preferred work location:
Merritt Island, FL.

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc offers advanced solutions to meet the most complex U.S. defense, security, space, and intelligence requirements. Celebrating over 50 years in the US, we remain a trusted government partner, leveraging world-class satellite, laser communication, rotor and fixed wing solutions to help our national security, defense and space focused customers meet their missions.

Airbus U.S. looks to employ a commitment driven team, dedicated to enabling our customer's mission success. We are committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment and a welcoming and engaging staff. With competitive compensation and superior employee benefits, as well as a commitment to fostering individual career growth, Airbus U.S. is the place where top talent wants to work.

Airbus U.S. is looking for an enthusiastic and creative mechanical engineer to design and analyze new satellite thermal systems. We're looking for candidates who can bring exceptional engineering skills and strong experience in aerospace programs to the team.

The Mechanical Engineer's primary responsibility will be contributing to the development of Airbus U.S.'s satellite mechanical systems with a focus on thermal design and analysis. This engineer will be involved in the full lifecycle of development, from requirements definition through operations. Being at the cutting edge of space technology, we need someone who is eager to learn, grow, and take on new and potentially unfamiliar challenges.

There is no shortage of fascinating problems to solve.

The Mechanical Engineer will support moderate and complex assignments, under the leadership of the Mechanical Engineering Manager and other senior Mechanical Engineers.

• Perform thermal design and analysis tasks for Airbus U.S. satellite systems, including the heritage Arrow platform:
  • Develop thermal systems for new and heritage satellite systems. Including thermal radiators (fixed and deployable), heat pipe systems, electrical heaters, temperature sensors, etc.
  • Analyze thermal design changes required to support new payloads and payload interface units compatible with heritage satellite systems.
  • Perform analysis of thermal systems for on-orbit temperature predictions.
  • Support thermal vacuum testing, and correlate thermal models with test data.
• Support the development of subsystem level requirements and requirement flow-down to the various components and parts as necessary - in all phases of the development lifecycle with particular emphasis on Design for Cost/Design for Manufacturability/Design for Test approaches.
• Ability to drive multiple design activities (programs or mission) – could lead to spacecraft, payload, satellite bus, and/or launch integration activities.
• Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution situations involving the full spectrum of engineering and integration activities.

• Support Airbus spacecraft development product roadmap: includes design adjustments, schedule, and cost targets aligned for future business captures.
• Support the definition of spacecraft customization process for customer mission needs.

• Perform all the necessary mechanical system engineering activities to build, to maintain and to evolve the Airbus spacecraft products.
• Promote and optimize cost savings by reuse of the heritage platform designs and manufacturing infrastructures in the pursuit of various constellation prospects.