Thermal Engineer (Top Secret)

Thermal design and analysis of spacecraft and/or precision aerospace electro-mechanical, and/or opto-mechanical flight hardware systems, cryo systems, antenna communication systems, tactical systems, components and/or ground support equipment from concept through detail design and testing 

• Develop thermal loads and environments for hardware (spacecraft, instruments, etc.) 

o Model extensively in Thermal Desktop (preferred version 26R2) 

• Modeling tasks may include steady state and transient thermal math modeling, computation of heat transfer coefficients, 

and heat flow calculations. Potential analyses include: 

o Space Vehicle (SV) level thermal distortion analysis 

o Thermal radiator and heat pipe sizing/design trade studies 

o High thermal conductivity plate modeling/design 

o Solar array model development and analysis 

o SV Heater sizing, design and placement including control sensor locations 

o Ambient testing analysis 

o General SV level modeling and analysis 

o Propulsion level design/analysis 

o Propulsion system heater sizing, design and placement including control sensor locations 

o Battery level thermal analysis 

o Battery heater sizing, design and placement including control sensor locations 

o Requirements verification 

• Design/develop thermal environmental tests required to satisfy requirements (in air and/or vacuum) 

• Support thermal environmental testing 

• Write detailed reports for test and analysis activities, presentations to customers and/or program team and development 

of engineering reports and/or test procedures 

• Review drawings, procedures and engineering orders for completeness, compatibility, producibility, and correctness 

• Communicate the technical and programmatic aspects of a project to the team and customer 

• Promote development of a strong team by participating in key aspects of a project 

• Lead small teams (up to five engineers) to design, develop and deliver a thermal control system 

• Work in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) design environment with other engineering disciplines such as Systems, 

Electrical, Project, Production, M&P, Quality and Cryogenic Engineering

• Responsible for meeting program cost, schedule, and technical requirements 

• Maintain and update required records and reports 

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic 

Support Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others to maintain a positive and productive work 

environment 

• Work on-site Monday through Friday, five (5) days per week unless test support requires 24/7 coverage 

2.2 Deliverables 

For each task defined in Section 2.1, the Seller shall provide the following Deliverables: 

1. Thermal Desktop 26R2 including *.dwg, *.rco and *.tdp 

2. PowerPoint results summary and comparison with supporting Excel spreadsheet file 

3. PowerPoint document of modeling approach, assumptions and model physical attributes (optical properties, capacitance, 

conductivities, MLI effective emittance) 

4. For each assigned task, provide an engineering report defining effort and results