Terran Orbital - Irvine, CA
posted 2 days ago
About the position
Be more than just an employee number! Join Terran Orbital, a leader in innovation, manufacturing, and operations in the satellite industry. We are a pioneer in the miniaturization of space technologies and the delivery of responsive space solutions. We are a unique, fast-growing, and trusted team focused on quickly and economically designing, building, launching, and operating state-of-the-art satellites for advanced mission constellations. Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Sr. Spacecraft Thermal Engineer to join our growing team. Reporting to the Thermal Analysis Engineering Manager, the Spacecraft Thermal Engineer will be involved in all aspects of a spacecraft's development. They will support spacecraft thermal systems configuration from the concept level through design reviews, design verification, and operations. In addition to predictive and analytical work, the Sr. Spacecraft Thermal Engineers may serve in team leadership roles or as subject area experts. This role is 100% onsite.
Responsibilities
- Work with a multidisciplinary team to reduce thermal risk by identifying the constraining elements of a thermal design and recommend mitigation strategies from the concept level to design, production, and operation
- Work with spacecraft system engineers to translate spacecraft CONOPS (Concept of Operations) into representative thermal design scenarios
- Develop thermal models of active and passive thermal designs using a mixture of numerical solutions and hand calculations of spacecraft systems, subsystems, avionics, and mechanisms that predict temperature margins in a variety of thermal space environments
- Participate in spacecraft build and testing campaigns related to the thermal design aspect of the spacecraft including periods of off-hours or on-call work
- Develop thermal verification test plans and support test activities, monitor and correlate test results to model predictions
- Prepare technical documents and PowerPoint presentations to present the results of analysis and tests to Managers, Customers, and/or Stakeholders
- Support Business Development activities, including proposals, white papers, and requests for information
- Develop tools to support concept trade studies and post-processing analysis
- Other duties as applicable to thermal engineer may be assigned as necessary
