Thermal Engineer Position

3 weeks ago


Hawthorne, California, United States SpaceX Full time
Job Title: Thermal Engineer Position

SpaceX is seeking a highly skilled Thermal Engineer to join our Aero/Thermal/Fluids (ATF) group. As a Thermal Engineer, you will be responsible for the thermal design, test, and validation of SpaceX vehicles and hardware.



Responsibilities:


  • Thermal design of spacecraft, launch vehicles, and hardware, from initial high-level analysis down to validation of performance with ground tests, flight, and orbital data.
  • Automate workflow to reduce engineering investment in the design cycle.
  • Pursue performance/robustness improvements.
  • Pursue operational simplicity and seek to reduce burden on other groups at SpaceX.
  • Produce quality documentation of your work to reduce miss-rate and improve efficiency.
  • Review peer work.


Requirements:


  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
  • 1+ years of experience using programming languages including, but not limited to, Python, MATLAB, and EES.
  • Experience with Thermal Desktop and ANSYS Workbench.
  • Experience with 3D and reduced order thermal modeling.
  • Ability to identify analysis cases and quickly evaluate the impact of design decisions.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to deliver against an aggressive schedule.
  • Experience sizing TPS using reduced order modeling.
  • Experience with Fully Implicit Ablation and Thermal Analysis Program (FIAT).
  • Experience with propulsion system design and analysis.
  • Experience created structured/unstructured meshes using Pointwise, StarCCM+, etc.
  • Experience running CFD codes (FUN3D, DPLR, US3D, LociChem).
  • Experience with Sinda/Fluent.
  • Some fundamentals in aerodynamics.


Additional Requirements:


  • Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed.


Compensation and Benefits:

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.



You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.



You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.



You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation & will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.



Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.



ITAR Requirements:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.



Learn more about the ITAR here.



SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.



Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX's Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department.


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