Muon Space
Senior Thermal Engineer
$173K–$193K
San Jose, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 17, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Experience
- 8+ years in spacecraft or aerospace thermal engineering (BS+8 / MS+6).
- Education
- B.S. or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, Physics, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person, eligible to access the export-controlled information without export authorization, or eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required authorization. The company may decline to pursue export licensing for legitimate business reasons.
About the job
Owns instrument-level thermal engineering across spacecraft missions, including modeling, hardware design, verification, and contributions to spacecraft thermal balance.
What you'll do
- Own instrument thermal models, mission design improvements, thermal verification plans, and thermal hardware requirements.
- Contribute to spacecraft thermal balance, system thermal model integration, system testing, and definition of thermal limits and margins.
- Mentor junior thermal engineers and provide technical leadership for instrument thermal engineering.
What they ask for
- Expertise in thermal simulation and full-spacecraft thermal balance.
- Experience designing, executing, and correlating TVAC and unit-level thermal tests.
- Fluency in thermal-mechanical interfaces, including ICDs, margins, and requirements flow-down.
- B.S. or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, Physics, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Scripting in Python or Matlab.
- Systems-engineering experience or experience with IR-imaging systems or spacecraft payloads.
Pay
$173,000 - $193,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Matlab, TVAC
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