What are the responsibilities and job description for the Thermal Engineer position at LaBine & Associates?
As a Thermal Engineer, you will drive the detailed thermal design of our spacecraft at the component and integrated level. You'll develop our thermal management strategies, prove them through iteration and test, and fly reliable systems.
Responsibilities
Ideal Qualifications
Responsibilities
- Develop robust thermal design for avionics and other electromechanical subsystems
- Build and operate our thermal modelling toolchain to provide reliable results that guide key design trades down to the component level
- Develop and use testing systems that can validate in-space component and thermal control system performance
- Guide material selection for components across the spacecraft
- Collaborate with other system designers to manage overall spacecraft thermal performance
Ideal Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience modelling heat transfer with numerical methods with provably accurate results
- Experience validating simulation results with TVAC and thermal cycle testing for space hardware
- Experience designing thermal management systems for spacecraft. Full cycle from simulation to hardware functionality