Thermal Analysis Engineer

Barrios Technology•Houston, TX

About The Position

Barrios Technology is hiring a Thermal Analysis Engineer to support the JETSII Contract and NASA human spaceflight missions. The engineer will develop, analyze, and verify thermal control systems for crewed and uncrewed vehicles, working with NASA customers, subsystem teams, and cross-disciplinary engineering groups. The work supports thermal solutions across the engineering lifecycle, from design and analysis through verification and integration.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering.
Five years of experience in the field or in a related area.
Experience with thermal analysis tools such as Thermal Desktop, COMSOL, ANSYS Fluent, or similar industry-standard software.
Strong understanding of heat transfer principles and spacecraft thermal environments.
Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to coordinate across multiple technical disciplines.
Ability to assess and validate thermal designs for technical accuracy and compliance with requirements.
Must be a U.S. citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
Must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information if subject to a government security investigation.
Must be able to work in a team atmosphere and maintain professional behavior that promotes productivity, teamwork, and cooperation.
Must maintain regular attendance in accordance with the established work schedule.
Must be able to work outside the normal schedule and adjust schedules to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required.

Nice To Haves

At least five years of direct engineering experience with a bachelor's degree in engineering.
Familiarity with NASA JSC organizations, processes, and procedures.
Experience with PTCS or ATCS hardware design, analysis, testing, certification, or operations.
Proficiency with Thermal Desktop.
Proven experience performing thermal analysis and design for aerospace systems.
Familiarity with the Engineering Life Cycle and requirements verification processes.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical disciplines.
Strong leadership through fostering collaboration, providing clear technical direction, and contributing to accountability and high-quality engineering.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain simplified through high-fidelity thermal models using Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, and related tools.
Perform steady-state and transient thermal analyses for spacecraft components, subsystems, and integrated vehicle configurations.
Evaluate thermal performance across mission phases, including ascent, cruise, lunar orbit, surface operations, and off-nominal scenarios.
Perform thermal sensitivity studies supporting vendor vehicle designs, government-furnished equipment designs, or requirements development.
Support thermal verification and validation, including test planning, thermal vacuum testing, data analysis, and model correlation.
Collaborate with design teams to optimize PTCS and ATCS architectures.
Provide guidance on thermal design considerations and ensure compliance with NASA requirements and best practices.
Participate in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and anomaly investigations.
Review NASA and vendor thermal designs for technical accuracy and requirements compliance.
Document analysis results, prepare technical reports, and present findings to internal stakeholders and NASA customers.
Support integration with systems engineering, mission operations, and hardware development teams throughout the engineering lifecycle.