Thermal Engineer II
2 days ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Thermal Engineer to join our Integrated Performance team at Relativity Space. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for ensuring the thermal performance of our reusable launch vehicles meets our stringent requirements.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and execute thermal analysis and test projects to support the design and development of our launch vehicles.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Stage Engineering, Additive, Propulsion, Avionics, and Test, to deliver thermal solutions that meet our technical requirements.
- Drive the architecture, sizing, and development of thermal systems, including insulation, heaters, thermal protection, and environmental conditioning.
- 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.
- An undergraduate degree in engineering or a related field.
- 3+ years of 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 solving complex problems on integrated vehicles with design teams.
- Experience with an engineering scripting language like MATLAB or Python.
Relativity Space offers a competitive salary and equity package, a generous vacation policy, an annual L&D stipend, and 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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