[Hiring] Senior Thermal Engineer @SpaceWorks Enterprises

Role Description

SpaceWorks is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer on a temporary basis to support our Aerosciences and Structures team. Open to remote work, with preference in GA, NC, TN, IL, LA, MD, AL, or TX.

• Have intuition and experience modeling and/or simulating thermal response of supersonic/hypersonic aircraft and/or spacecraft.
• Able to work well as part of a small multidisciplinary team of technical staff to design complex systems and contribute to existing code bases.
• Exhibit a "can do" and "want to" attitude - bringing an open-minded approach and a bias toward finding solutions.
• Have experience supporting activities in modeling, simulation, analysis and design of high-speed flight systems including exo-atmospheric, endo-atmospheric, re-entry, and launch systems.

A Day in the Life

• Support the thermal design and analysis.
• Analyze launch vehicle thermal environments and component-level performance in support of design functions.
• Predict thermal loads, heat rates, surface temperatures on hypersonic flight vehicle (both internal and external).
• Train others on thermal analysis in Thermal Desktop.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master's or Doctorate degree in Aerospace Engineering.
• 5+ years of related aerospace industry experience contributing.
• Must have a strong first principles understanding of radiative, convective, and conductive heat transfer.
• Basic understanding of launch vehicle, missile, and/or aircraft thermal management and design including radiative, conductive, and ablative materials and their heat shield applications.
• Proficiency in thermal modeling using thermal analysis tools such as Thermal Desktop, FIAT, ANSYS, SINDA/FLUINT, Sentry, COMSOL, etc.
• Proficiency in computer aided design tools such as Solid Works, Unigraphics NX, CATIA, PTC Creo, and/or Solid Edge.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Relevant work or project experience in the design/modeling of hypersonic atmospheric vehicles, Earth-to-orbit launch systems, or human & robotic spacecraft.
• Experience in multidisciplinary design optimization in Matlab, Python, and/or Julia.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary, collaborative environment with ownership and autonomy typical of a small business.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and be immediately eligible to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Bonus Points If You Have...

• Familiarity with federal, military and industry standards, requirements, and best practices for thermal design, analysis, and test.
• Experience with thermal-aerodynamic-structural design interactions, specifically in supersonic and hypersonic flight environments.
• Software development and programming skills in multiple software languages including Python, Java, Matlab, or C/C++.
• Experience in relevant aerospace-oriented, flight development programs (e.g. UAVs, missiles, CubeSats).
• Basic knowledge of Monte Carlo analysis, uncertainty analysis, or risk analysis.
• Small business experience.