CesiumAstro
Senior Staff Thermal Analyst
$193K–$236K
El Segundo, CA · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor’s: 12–15 years; Master’s: 8–12 years; PhD: 5–8 years of related experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, civil, or related engineering field; Master’s or PhD alternatives are stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, refugees (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Leads structural and thermal analysis, verification, and engineering improvements across aerospace products and programs.
What you'll do
- Lead structural and thermal analyses, including FEA, stress assessments, and thermal model correlation with test data.
- Guide structural verification, qualification, testing, root-cause investigations, and design improvements.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and advance analysis methods and engineering standards.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field with 12–15 years of related experience, or Master’s with 8–12 years, or PhD with 5–8 years.
- Knowledge of thermal analysis, heat transfer, thermal modeling, and thermal-structural interactions.
- In-depth knowledge of structural mechanics, stress analysis, FEA, and structural verification; experience with static, dynamic, vibration, fatigue, fracture, buckling, nonlinear, and thermal stress analyses.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and FEA, structural analysis, CAD, engineering documentation, PLM, ERP, and collaboration tools.
Pay
USD 193,000–236,000 (per-year-salary) — base salary
Tools
Microsoft Office Suite, ANSYS, Abaqus, Nastran, HyperMesh, Creo, Windchill, SAP
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