Top Aerospace Thermal Engineering Jobs

Lead design, development, validation, and release of vehicle thermal management components and subsystems. Manage supplier relationships, define interface requirements, perform analytical validation (FEA/CFD/modal), coordinate cross-functional activities, resolve production issues, and drive continuous improvement to meet performance, cost, manufacturability, and quality targets.

Design and validate thermal products (MLI and protection) and mechanical/fluid subsystems for government and commercial satellites. Perform 3D product definition, thermal/mechanical/fluids analyses and testing, manage suppliers, and develop design/analysis tools and future concepts to meet program requirements.

Design, analyze, model, and test spacecraft thermal systems at component through system levels. Develop thermal models, predict loads and margins, support verification testing, brief stakeholders, identify materials/processes, and assist proposal efforts.

Performs thermal analysis and heat-transfer modeling for missile systems and subsystems, including FEM, CFD, radiation, conduction, convection, and transient analyses. Develops thermal load cases, validates temperature profiles, supports design trade studies and testing, resolves thermal issues, and prepares engineering documentation. Collaborates with design, manufacturing, test, suppliers, and external agencies while mentoring junior engineers. The role requires aerospace thermal-analysis expertise, defense or missile-system experience preferred, and U.S. Secret clearance eligibility.

Design, analyze, and test spacecraft thermal systems at component through system level. Build thermal models, support verification testing, develop tools, brief stakeholders, and assist with materials/processes and MLI support. Contribute to proposals and program efforts.

Leads the design, modeling, simulation, testing, validation, and integration of fluid and thermal systems for autonomous aircraft and ground platforms. The role applies first-principles engineering, develops system and custom models, manages suppliers, supports component sourcing, and mentors engineers. It requires deep expertise in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, thermal management, testing, CAD, and aerospace or defense system development.

Owns end-to-end thermal control system test campaigns for human-rated space station hardware, including test planning, GSE design, assembly, instrumentation, execution, data analysis, and closeout. Performs hands-on testing of fluid and thermal components, resolves technical issues through root-cause analysis, supports design and test reviews, collaborates with engineering and manufacturing teams, and mentors junior engineers.

Develops and optimizes manufacturing processes, equipment, procedures, and work instructions for spacecraft thermal and environmental control systems. Responsibilities include designing and testing pressurized ground equipment, troubleshooting pneumatic, hydraulic, oxygen, refrigerant, and control systems, supporting supplier processes, performing hands-on assembly and integration, resolving manufacturing issues, and improving quality, efficiency, and manufacturability.

Develops and optimizes thermal control systems for human-rated space stations and spacecraft. Responsibilities include requirements development, thermal analysis, design documentation, hardware drawing reviews, cross-functional engineering coordination, customer reporting, and planning and execution of subsystem thermal vacuum testing. The role also evaluates cost and schedule impacts and supports thermal system lifecycle activities from concept through operations.

Design and develop thermal control systems and components for human-rated space stations, from design trades through production, launch, and orbit insertion. Perform fluid analyses, systems engineering, testing, manufacturing process development, trade studies, and structural analysis. Lead design reviews and coordinate with suppliers, customers, technicians, software, avionics, and mission operations teams to deliver reliable, manufacturable hardware.

Design and develop thermal control systems and components for human-rated artificial-gravity space stations. Lead design trades, fluid analyses, manufacturing process iteration, testing, design reviews, systems integration, and project delivery through production, launch, and orbit insertion. Ensure designs are manufacturable, reliable, and optimized through structural analysis, failure investigation, trade studies, and collaboration with suppliers, customers, technicians, and interdisciplinary engineering teams.

Own thermal architecture, analysis, modeling, and validation for a high-power, constellation-ready spacecraft bus. Responsibilities include evaluating passive and active thermal-control approaches, sizing radiators, managing thermal budgets, selecting coatings and materials, planning TVAC campaigns, correlating models to test data, and supporting solar-array and avionics thermal design. The engineer will begin as the sole thermal specialist and build a team as spacecraft production scales.

Guide the design, verification, validation, and reliability of thermal fluids, environmental control, and life support systems for Haven-1. Lead FMEA, fault-tree analysis, design reviews, risk mitigation, test planning, configuration management, and engineering standards. Partner with hardware, manufacturing, software, and risk teams to ensure human-rated systems meet design intent, reliability goals, and qualification requirements throughout development and integration.

Performs structural and thermal analyses for advanced defense electronics using hand calculations and finite element methods. Builds and post-processes models with Siemens Simcenter 3D/NX, NASTRAN, Ansys Mechanical, and Ansys Icepak. Leads analysis activities, collaborates with multidisciplinary design teams, documents results, presents findings, mentors engineers, and reviews work products. The hybrid role requires at least 50% on-site work and eligibility for a Secret DoD clearance.

Leads development and integration of advanced thermal, vapor, and atomic layer etch processes for next-generation DRAM. Owns process roadmaps, feasibility studies, technical investigations, root-cause analysis, yield improvements, and technical readiness. Collaborates with process integration, equipment engineering, hardware vendors, and cross-functional teams while contributing to intellectual property and evaluating emerging technologies.

Leads global engineering standards, testing, and certification programs for advanced data center cooling technologies. Serves as a regional or global SME, develops test methods and equipment, performs complex thermal and fluid testing, and represents the organization in industry standards activities. Responsibilities include cold plate and immersion cooling validation, heat reuse certification, refrigerant and dielectric compatibility assessments, leak detection integration, regulatory alignment, client issue resolution, technical publications, continuous improvement, and workforce training.

Provides technical leadership and SME oversight for thermal analysis and management of military electronic systems. Develops thermal models, performs steady-state and transient analyses, designs cooling solutions, defines verification and qualification test plans, and integrates thermal constraints across engineering disciplines. Supports proposals and customer engagements, reviews analyses, drives modeling standards and automation initiatives, manages technical risks, and mentors engineers throughout the product lifecycle.

Seek a creative Thermal Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team to develop thermal systems for spacecraft, performing analyses, designs, and testing.

Lead thermal design and analysis for spacecraft and precision aerospace hardware from concept through testing. Compute heat transfer, steady-state and transient thermal responses, develop thermal loads/environments, support thermal environmental testing, write reports, review drawings and procedures, and communicate technical/programmatic status. Mentor team members, maintain records, and collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams.

Design, analyze, and integrate thermal management systems for launch and recovery systems and electronics. Develop analytical and CFD models, prototype and test mechanisms, lead trade studies and risk assessments, drive test planning and data correlation, and collaborate across mechanical, electrical, avionics, manufacturing, and test teams toward production and field deployment.

Design, analyze, and integrate avionics thermal management for unmanned aircraft. Perform heat transfer and CFD modeling, support trade studies and hardware design, plan and execute thermal tests, correlate models with data, and communicate findings to stakeholders.

Lead design, development, simulation, testing, and integration of fluid and thermal systems for autonomous aircraft and ground platforms. Drive first-principles modeling, prototype validation, supplier selection, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring system-level thermal performance from concept through production.

Lead thermal design, analysis, and integration for UAV avionics and custom power electronics. Develop and validate hand-calculation, CFD, and numerical models. Drive trade studies, test planning, instrumentation, and model correlation. Provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and influence PCB/part selection and enclosure thermal designs to meet aerospace requirements.

Lead design, analysis, and integration of avionics thermal management for unmanned aircraft. Develop and validate analytical, numerical, and CFD models, plan and run thermal tests, correlate data, advise PCBA and electrical design, and present technical findings while mentoring peers and driving robust thermal solutions.

The Senior Thermal Engineer will design thermal systems, conduct analyses, and support vehicle testing, ensuring performance and integration across teams.