Senior Thermal Engineer
ExoTerra Resource, LLC•Littleton, CO
•$93,000 - $150,000•Onsite
About The Position
ExoTerra is seeking a full-time Thermal Engineer. The hired employee will be responsible for completing design, analysis, and test tasks as they relate to Hall-effect Thrusters, xenon and krypton propellant flow control systems, and electronic power systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- 5+ years of industry experience
- Extensive experience with Thermal Desktop analysis software
- Strong knowledge of principles of heat transfer and thermodynamics
- Strong mathematical foundation (calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, etc.)
- Strong written/verbal communication skills
- Engaged learner
- Self-starter
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with spacecraft thermal analysis
- Experience with plasma thermal analysis
- Experience with high power electronic thermal analysis
- Experience with thermal vacuum testing
- Experience with space or satellite hardware
Responsibilities
- Perform thermal analyses, in accordance with industry standards, of systems ranging from components to entire spacecraft, in order to support design development, verify customer requirements, and ensure functionality in thermally stressing space environments
- Provide thermal support for multiple programs simultaneously
- Understand customer-specified requirements, interface with customers, present analysis results to customers in design reviews, and prepare reports of analysis results for delivery to customers
- Support thermal testing of components and propulsion systems
- Correlate thermal models to test data
- Support sign-off of flight hardware for delivery to customers
- Contribute to process and efficiency improvements
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with various teams, including program management, design, manufacturing, analysis, etc
Benefits
- discretionary annual bonus plan
- paid time off (PTO)
- comprehensive health benefit package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
