Amazon
Thermal Design Engineer, Amazon Leo (Satellites)
$136K–$184K
Redmond, WA · Full-time · Posted Aug 6, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience; 3+ years with thermal analysis software; 1+ years with test planning, setup, results correlation, and production system verification; 1+ years developing and/or selecting thermal control hardware.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the job
Performs spacecraft and subsystem thermal design and analysis, develops thermal control solutions, and plans and correlates testing for Amazon Leo satellites and related equipment.
What you'll do
- Analyze spacecraft, Bus, Payload, and subsystem thermal designs across architectural trades and design stages; select and analyze heat pipes.
- Develop scripts for rapid design-trade analysis and define, execute, and correlate thermal tests.
- Document design decisions and support design reviews, future programs, and terrestrial equipment thermal design using CFD.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience.
- Experience with prototyping and implementation.
- 3+ years of experience with thermal analysis software, including custom scripts for rapid design trades and system and subsystem optimization.
- At least 1 year of experience with test planning, setup, results correlation, and system verification for production; and at least 1 year developing and/or selecting thermal control hardware.
Nice to have
- Experience with spacecraft thermal design, spacecraft hardware, or thermal solutions for high power flux components.
- Knowledge of SolidWorks simulation or Ansys Finite Element analysis tools; CAD skills (NX or Solidworks).
Pay
136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Thermal Desktop (SINDA), ANSYS, Python, MATLAB, SolidWorks, Ansys Finite Element, NX, CFD
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