Spacecraft Thermal Engineer
Muon Space
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $144,000 - $177,000 per year
About the role
- Lead the thermal design efforts for a complete spacecraft mission lifecycle
- Design and define requirements for spacecraft thermal management subsystems working closely with other subsystem leads
- Build and execute simulations to understand on-orbit thermal performance
- Implement thermal components into Muon’s integrated systems modeling tools
- Design the thermal verification and validation approach for the spacecraft
- Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to validate hardware systems at both the unit level and spacecraft level
Requirements
- B.S. or higher degree in an engineering field, preferably Mechanical
- Extensive experience as an individual contributor thermal engineer
- 5+ years of experience working on thermal design/simulation for spacecraft or aerospace systems
- Experience with Thermal Desktop
- Experience running thermal simulations for spacecraft
- Experience designing and executing thermal tests (e.g. TVAC) for spacecraft
- Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills
- A dedication to decision making based on the most important factors and data
- Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- short & long term disability
- life insurance
- three weeks paid vacation
- 12 paid holidays
- unlimited sick time
- paid parental leave
- equity compensation
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
thermal designthermal management subsystemsthermal simulationsthermal verificationthermal validationthermal testsTVACengineeringspacecraft systemsaerospace systems
Soft skills
communicationpresentationcoordinationdecision makingadaptability