Astranis
Senior Thermal Engineer
$145K–$235K
San Francisco +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jan 24, 2023
- Location
- San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of experience in a thermal/mechanical role.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or physics.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required.
About the job
Designs, analyzes, and tests thermal solutions for satellite components and spacecraft, from early architecture through thermal-vacuum verification.
What you'll do
- Develop thermal architectures and design trades using passive and active thermal-control techniques; perform thermal analysis on satellite hardware.
- Design, procure, and test thermal hardware, and develop integration procedures to ensure thermal design intent is met.
- Plan and conduct component- and spacecraft-level thermal-vacuum testing; mentor junior engineers and support hiring.
What they ask for
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or physics.
- 5+ years of experience in a thermal/mechanical role.
- Experience in thermal analysis and thermally constrained design.
- Proficiency with mechanical CAD.
Nice to have
- Computational thermal design experience (finite methods); not required.
- Experience with Thermal Desktop, ANSYS Mechanical, ANSYS IcePak, electronics packaging or PCB design, high-vacuum systems, or vacuum/large-temperature-swing environments.
Pay
$145,000 — $235,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Thermal Desktop, ANSYS Mechanical, ANSYS IcePak, printed circuit boards (PCBs)
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