LEAD ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Spacecraft Thermal Engineer

LEAD ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Spacecraft Thermal Engineer

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Who We Are :

The Spacecraft Development Department is a group of innovative engineers, program managers, and technicians developing unique spacecraft solutions for challenging space missions.

We design and fabricate custom solutions to explore the boundaries of science or solve complex problems not yet delivered by industry using a variety of payloads.

Objectives of this Role :

• Work in multidisciplinary project teams to design, analyze, and build cutting edge spacecraft to enable the next generation of spaceflight exploration.
• Provide technical leadership for spacecraft thermal subsystem development across the full program life cycle.
• Interface with customers, and support design reviews to justify design decisions.
• Support and lead R&D and promotional efforts to develop and implement new technologies; provide innovative technical solutions to design challenges.
• Provide training and mentorship to lower career-level staff.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities :

• Develop thermal subsystem requirements and verification planning.
• Perform structural and thermal analyses of flight hardware at unit and spacecraft levels using finite element software and classical techniques.
• Lead supervision of design and fabrication efforts for thermal subsystem and thermal subsystem spaceflight hardware.
• Test hardware to demonstrate robustness against the environmental conditions of launch and space.
• Develop technical reports for mission status and materials for internal and external reviews; propose and perform internal research to improve technology and establish competitive advantage.

Requirements :

• Requires a Bachelor's or a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• 5-10 years of thermal subsystem design experience with demonstrated experience as a spacecraft thermal subsystem lead.
• Analysis experience with Thermal Desktop software; Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) training preferred.
• Spacecraft or space system development experience for NASA, DoD, or commercial applications.
• Demonstrated technical excellence through a variety of challenging assignments, work under moderate to minimal supervision, and demonstrated ability for having accountability for completing assignments.
• A valid / clear driver's license is required.

Special Requirements :

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

Job Locations : San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

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