Thermal Engineer, Space
Thermal Engineer, Space
Thermal Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on enhancing military capabilities through advanced technology. The Thermal Engineer role within the Space team involves thermal design and analysis for space hardware, utilizing AI and innovative technology to improve Space Domain Awareness and Command and Control for military applications.
Qualification
- BS, MS, or higher degree in engineering, applied physics, or hard science.
- Demonstrated knowledge of heat transfer in academic and/or professional setting.
- Proficiency in Thermal Desktop or equivalent thermal simulation software.
- Experience with MATLAB and Python for modeling and analysis.
- Strong communication skills for presenting technical information.
Responsibility
- Own the thermal design, analysis, test, and associated component vendor management of a space hardware development program.
- Use first principles as a basis for every decision and discern the right level of analysis to apply.
- Define good thermal architecture to withstand the space environments and quantify edge cases.
- Communicate pros/cons of system architecture with respect to thermal considerations.
- Present thermal status at formal reviews internally and with customers.
- Develop internal tools to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of analysis.
- Develop, prepare, and execute thermal tests to inform analysis and reduce risk on key hardware assemblies.
- Develop a database of materials, thermal properties, and vendors of thermal hardware for use in space.
