Thermal Engineer (Top Secret)
Boulder, CO - USA
Job Summary
Location: Boulder CO
Clearance: Top Secret
Salary Rate: $200000
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
Required Skills:
Top Secret Clerance