Thermal Hardware Engineer – Lunar Permanence

Responsibilities

• Provide thermal hardware expertise to Lunar vehicle architectures
• Contribute to a team of Thermal Engineers developing innovative thermal hardware for lunar landers
• Drive designs through build, test, and verification
• Apply technical expertise and leadership skills to positively impact safe human spaceflight

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 3+ years of relevant Thermal Engineering experience
• Strong grasp of heat transfer and fluid system fundamentals
• Familiarity with heat exchangers, cold plates, and other common spacecraft hardware
• Demonstrated experience designing, sizing, building, and testing hardware
• Understanding of aerospace hardware verification and validation process
• Moderate experience with CAD software; preferably Creo
• Familiarity with computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation methods for component-level analysis
• Demonstrated experience working in cross-functional teams to deliver results
• Desired: M.S. or PhD degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 5+ years of relevant aerospace experience
• Solid understanding of pumped fluid loop hardware such as pumps, cold plates, radiators, valves, heat exchangers, etc and semi-passive devices like sensors and heaters
• Familiarity with relevant standards such as AS9100D, ASME, SAE, AWS and ANSI Y14.5 specifications
• Experience solving a variety of thermal problems demonstrating breadth in application
• Vendor technical management experience
• Design for manufacturability and assembly experience is a plus
• Experience developing component specifications
• Demonstrated experience in CREO modeling and drawing creation
• Familiarity with Thermal Desktop and Sinda/Fluint, including model validation and test correlation
• Experience with CFD optimization of cold plates and heat exchangers
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools experience

Demonstrates expertise in Thermal Engineering with a strong foundation in heat transfer, fluid systems, and aerospace hardware verification. Proven ability to design, build, and test thermal hardware for lunar applications while collaborating effectively in cross-functional teams.

• AS9100D
• ASME
• SAE
• AWS
• ANSI Y14.5

• CREO
• CFD Optimization Tools
• Thermal Desktop
• Sinda/Fluint