Thermal Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Description

As a Thermal Engineer at Impulse, you will be responsible for thermal management of spacecraft from concept, analysis, and design, to implementation, testing, and flight while working closely with a fast-paced, agile team that strives to make a high-performance spacecraft from a clean sheet design.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain thermal models of spacecraft, systems, and components
• Determine appropriate physical properties, environments, and boundary conditions
• Select and design of thermal management hardware
• Oversee and define thermal cycle and vacuum testing of components and spacecraft
• Analyze test data to correlate models and improve model fidelity
• Collaborate with design engineers to implement effective thermal management strategies
• Communicate with suppliers to determine properties and specify requirements of materials
• Thoroughly document analyses and designs including instructions for implementation

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Skills and Experience

Additional Information :

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options , and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan .

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.