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Staff Thermal Analyst
| Company | VAST |
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| Location | Long Beach, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $160000 – $200000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related Engineering discipline with a minimum of 10+ years of related professional work experience, or a Master’s degree in a related engineering discipline and 7+ years of experience
- Knowledge and understanding of the application of technical principles, theories, and concepts for developing active and passive thermal control systems
- Experience with planning, executing and supporting Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC) tests
- Experience using Thermal Desktop analysis tool
- Experience correlating thermal models to test and/or flight data
Responsibilities
- Thermal systems requirements development
- Perform thermal analysis to develop and optimize thermal control designs and provide solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
- Coordinate with other engineering disciplines
- Document thermal analyses and designs
- Review and approve drawings for thermal design hardware content
- Report results of analyses and design specifics to internal management and external customers
- Work with test engineering to plan and execute subsystem level thermal tests, as well as perform associated analyses
- Provide feedback regarding impacts of possible cost and/ or schedule changes
- Work and execute independently with minimal technical oversight and general direction
- Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance on best practice
Preferred Qualifications
- 12-15+ years of related professional work experience
- Design, analysis and integration experience of spacecraft thermal systems
- Experience using aerospace standard design tools (NX, CATIA, CREO)
- Experience using thermal analysis tools (SINDA/G, SINDA/FLUINT, TSS)
- Experience with space vehicle thermal design and/or integration
- Spacecraft and/or Payload background with experience through the entire system lifecycle from concept, design, production, integration, test, launch, to operation support
- Experience working on thermal design and troubleshooting efforts
- Ability to develop novel concepts for active and passive thermal control systems for space habitats
- Detail-oriented and have excellent verbal and written communications skills, leadership skills, and organization skills
Benefits
No information provided on Benefits.
