Senior Thermal Engineer

2 days ago

Long Beach, California, United States Relativity Space Full time
About Relativity Space

At Relativity Space, we're pushing the boundaries of innovation in additive manufacturing and aerospace technology. Our mission is to create humanity's industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life and expanding the possibilities of the human experience.

Our Team

The Integrated Performance department at Relativity Space is responsible for ensuring the success of our rockets and meeting stringent customer and government requirements. Our team comprises experts in Flight Sciences, Integrated Structures Analysis, Guidance, Navigation, and Control & Vehicle Performance (GNCP), Systems Engineering, Mission Reliability, and Product Engineering.

Job Description

We're seeking a skilled Thermal Engineer to join our team. As a Thermal Engineer, you will work collaboratively with Stage Engineering, Additive, Propulsion, Avionics, and Test teams to deliver thermal analysis and test projects on time and budget, while meeting our technical requirements.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Drive the architecture, sizing, and development of thermal systems like insulation, heaters, thermal protection, and environmental conditioning in collaboration with peer technical teams
  • Build, execute, and validate thermal analyses at the component, sub-system, and vehicle level, including relevant tool development and automation
  • Direct design and development engineers in the successful application of thermal sciences to achieve system and component requirements
  • Develop and execute tests to support thermal systems development and qualification, including hands-on work like test article integration, instrumentation setup, and data processing
  • Support vehicle and engine thermal system development and stage testing as well as flight operations
Requirements:
  • An undergraduate degree in engineering or related field
  • 7+ years experience in thermal analysis
  • Proficiency in component- and system-level thermal and fluids analysis, using relevant toolsets like Sinda/Fluint / Thermal Desktop and other commercial FEM/FDM/FVM solvers
  • Experience in an analysis role on an integrated vehicle program
  • Hands-on experience with writing test plans and performing testing, instrumentation, and data analysis at the component and system level
  • Experience with start to finish design cycles of multiple vehicles
  • Experience solving complex problems on integrated vehicles with design teams
  • Experience with an engineering scripting language like MATLAB or Python
What We Offer:
  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Generous vacation policy
  • Annual L&D stipend
  • More

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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