What are the responsibilities and job description for the Spacecraft Thermal/Structural Analyst position at Total Aviation Staffing, LLC?
Are you interested in working with one of the leading premier thermal management solutions companies?
Our client serves diverse markets including Defense, Aerospace, HVAC, Power Electronics, and Medical.
Their space products group provides thermal products and engineering services to the world's leading legacy and new space suppliers. Customers such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Blue Origin, NASA, seek their expertise to solve their most challenging problems with the best value-engineered products and the most innovative technologies.
Their space products group provides thermal products and engineering services to the world's leading legacy and new space suppliers. Customers such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Blue Origin, NASA, seek their expertise to solve their most challenging problems with the best value-engineered products and the most innovative technologies.
Their products and technologies have become integral parts of numerous mission-critical systems from basic science missions to weather and telecommunications satellites, to securing the defense of our Nation and its allies.
Salary range: $90,000 - $110,000 with full benifits
Position summary:
As a Spacecraft Thermal/Structural Analyst you will work collaboratively with a small group of engineers and technicians to meet the thermal and mechanical needs of their customers in the space market. Projects will range from trade studies early in the design process to detailed system-level thermal analysis.
The Spacecraft Thermal/Structural Analyst will provide technical expertise on new & emerging thermal technologies that will be used on spacecraft from CubeSats in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), communications satellites in Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO), to scientific missions exploring distant celestial bodies.
You’ll provide expertise on how to model and implement these thermal control systems in a variety of common vehicles/configurations. Additionally, you’ll work closely with product development and manufacturing engineers to transition the designs to prototype and flight hardware builds.
Responsibilities may include:
Responsibilities may include:
- Performing thermal/mechanical design from the component to system level on state-of-the-art spacecraft
- Collaborate with other engineering disciplines
- Reviewing and releasing technical documents
- Mentor junior engineers and cross-train other engineering disciplines
- Provide feedback regarding impacts of possible cost and/ or schedule changes
The Spacecraft Thermal/Structural Analyst may support all aspects of a project throughout its life cycle, including concept generation, sales support, project management, customer interaction, and budget control. At any given time, the Spacecraft Thermal/Structural Analyst may be responsible for the success of multiple projects. Quite frequently, they are also responsible for working with the R&D department to understand the latest technologies and the manufacturing department to transition the product design into production. This person will also frequently provide insight on complex challenges for adjacent spacecraft thermal control programs for internal personnel or customers in the industry.
Performance Metrics Include
- Technical Success
- On-Time and High-Quality Delivery, and Customer Satisfaction
- Revenue and Profit on assigned projects
Minimum requirements include:
- B.S. or M.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- Must meet the definition of US person due to ITAR requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience
- Excellent understanding of heat transfer principles
- Experience working on thermal design and troubleshooting efforts
- Proven knowledge of spacecraft mission design and associated subsystems is strongly preferred
- Proficiency in using commercial CAD, FEA, and CFD software, thermal desktop strongly preferred
- Good verbal and written skills.
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