Lead a team of engineers that are accountable for performing integrated thermal analysis to determine radiator/heater sizing and external coatings required to maintain all elements of the SV in thermal limits.
Coach and mentor team members on technical and professional challenges, create development plans and create an excellent team culture.
Execute load capacity planning and work assignments to ensure program milestones and trade studies are met.
Act as the company SME for thermal analysis and thermal design. Support anomaly resolution, customer meetings and supplier meetings to drive the right overall system solution.
Support hardware designers in selection of materials, process and tests that comply with thermal design.
Coordinate thermal interfaces between spacecraft subsystems. Flow down interfaces and environments to component suppliers.
Develop test and verification approaches and levels for thermal verification of components.
Experience required:
Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or a related field. Master’s degree preferred but not required.
8-10+ years of thermal analysis experience, 3+ years of team leadership, technical leadership or management experience.
Thermal Desktop
Possess excellent interpersonal skills, able to work effectively within an organization and convey decisions, direction, and conclusions in a manner meaningful to the audience.
Extensive experience in spacecraft design, launch and operation including experience at all phases of the development lifecycle.
Experience in integrated software / hardware verification and test.