Staff Thermal Engineer

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Department: Engineering - Thermal

Vast is looking for a Staff Thermal Engineer, reporting to the Senior Manager, Thermal Analysis, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. 

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

In this position, you will work independently and within a team environment, collaborating on tasks performed across a spectrum of disciplines, which will require excellent writing and oral presentation skills. The position will require a complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the field of thermal engineering and experience developing active thermal control systems.

Responsibilities: 

• Develop thermal systems requirements.
• Perform thermal analysis to develop and optimize thermal control designs and provide solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.
• Coordinate and partner with other engineering disciplines.
• Document thermal analyses and designs.
• Review and approve drawings for thermal design hardware content.
• Report results of analyses and design specifics to internal management and external customers.
• Work with test engineering to plan and execute subsystem level thermal tests, especially thermal vacuum chamber (TVAC) testing, as well as perform associated analyses.
• Provide feedback regarding impacts of possible cost and/ or schedule changes.
• Work autonomously and be a subject matter expert to help guide junior engineers and cross-functional team members.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related Engineering discipline with a minimum of 10+ years of related professional work experience, or a Master's degree in a related engineering. discipline and 5+ years of experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of the application of technical principles, theories, and concepts for developing active thermal control systems.
• Expert with thermal analysis tool:, Thermal Desktop.
• Extensive experience with TVAC testing.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Design, analysis and integration experience of spacecraft thermal systems.
• Experience using other thermal analysis tools (FloCAD, AnsysNSYS Mechanical, SINDA/G, SINDA/FLUINT, TSS).
• Experience using fluid analysis tools like AnsysNSYS Fluent, FloEFD, StarCCM+.
• Experience using aerospace standard design tools (NX, CATIA, CREO).
• Experience with space vehicle thermal design and/or integration.
• Experience with active and passive thermal control systems and technologies (pumped fluid loops, heat pipes, etc.)i.e. conduction, radiation, and convection heat transfer methods).
• Spacecraft and/or Payload background with experience through the entire system lifecycle from concept, design, production, integration, test, launch, to operation support.
• Experience working on thermal design and troubleshooting efforts.
• Ability to develop novel concepts for active thermal control systems for space habitats.
• Detail-oriented and have excellent verbal and written communications skills, leadership skills, and organization skills.

Pay Range: 

■  Staff Engineer:  $159,100 - $205,800