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Senior Spacecraft Thermal Engineer

Turion Space · Irvine, CA, US · On-site

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About Turion Space

Moving Things Around in Space, Imaging Space Objects When We're Not. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

Thermal design of hardware, from initial high-level layout and analysis down to validation of performance with ground tests. Automate workflow to reduce engineering investment in the design cycle.

What they're looking for

  • Degree in an engineering discipline
  • Experience with Thermal Desktop, Simulink, Simscape, Femap, NX-NASTRAN, or ANSYS Workbench
  • Experience with 3-D and reduced-order thermal modeling
  • Experience with 3-D CAD software such as SolidWorks
  • Ability to identify sizing cases and quickly evaluate the impact of design decisions
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
More about this role

Turion Space is seeking a skilled and experienced Spacecraft Thermal engineer. We are a startup and a small team.

As a Senior Thermal Engineer, you will lead the design, analysis, testing, and implementation of the satellite systems related to the space thermal environment and requirements. You will work closely with the Turion Space team across software and hardware systems. You will own the thermal control and management system. Your creativity, experience, and ambition will directly impact the architecture of the vehicle's systems as the missions increase in complexity.

Thermal design of hardware, from initial high-level layout and analysis down to validation of performance with ground tests.

Automate workflow to reduce engineering investment in the design cycle.

Control the system-level thermal model

Select in-house testing equipment and external testing facilities.

Pursue performance/robustness improvements.

Pursue operational simplicity.

Produce quality documentation of your work to reduce miss-rate and improve efficiency.

Degree in an engineering discipline.

Experience with Thermal Desktop, Simulink, Simscape, Femap, NX-NASTRAN, or ANSYS Workbench.

Experience with 3-D and...

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