Top Aerospace Thermal Engineering Jobs

Own materials and processes engineering for thermal protection systems and non-metallic soft goods supporting Terran R flight and reuse. Define qualification envelopes, test plans, characterization campaigns, specifications, and engineering standards. Lead statistically driven experiments, process improvements, failure analyses, and material qualification. Collaborate with materials, laboratory, design, manufacturing, supply chain, reliability, fracture control, and leadership teams to resolve technical risks and improve performance, cost, quality, manufacturing rate, and reusability.

Performs thermal analysis, design, finite element modeling, simulation, and testing for EO/IR/RF electromechanical systems. Uses ANSYS tools, MATLAB, Python or C, and SOLIDWORKS while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams and customers. Presents analysis during design reviews, develops plans, estimates costs, and manages technical efforts. The role is on-site five days per week and requires eligibility to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.

Leads organization-wide thermal architecture and liquid-cooling development for high-performance networking, compute, and data-center hardware. Owns thermal-fluid analysis, CFD modeling, system design, validation, requirements, reliability, manufacturability, supplier engagement, and production support across multiple platforms. Serves as a technical authority, influences executives and industry partners, drives technology roadmaps and innovation, resolves complex cross-functional issues, and mentors engineers.

Conduct thermal analysis and support thermal-system development for aerospace vehicles. Perform vehicle-level analysis, system design, first-order analysis, and apply aerospace principles and standards. Prepare technical data, reports, and presentations; collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams; participate in technical reviews and problem-solving; and communicate technical findings to engineers and stakeholders under general supervision.

Leads structural and thermal design, analysis, and physical validation of complex aerospace and defense hardware. Oversees vibration, temperature, and humidity environmental testing; develops test profiles, fixtures, mounting, and instrumentation; analyzes operational loads and design margins; troubleshoots failures; and implements corrective actions. Mentors hardware engineering teams, establishes design-for-test guidelines, and collaborates with systems engineering and program management to ensure hardware integrity and reliability.

Leads the mechanical and thermal architecture of advanced memory and computing hardware. Designs and validates cooling solutions, performs CFD and FEA, defines reliability and manufacturability requirements, and oversees thermal, mechanical, and environmental testing. Drives design reviews, risk mitigation, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions while collaborating with electrical, manufacturing, reliability, and supplier teams. Mentors engineers, establishes technical guidelines, and contributes to industry standards and AI-enabled engineering workflows.

Own aircraft thermal systems engineering for a Group 5 UAV fighter, including thermal analysis, CFD modeling, cooling-system design, CAD layouts, vehicle integration, testing, supplier execution, and qualification. Develop requirements, manage risks, correlate models with test data, and deliver production-ready hardware. Provide technical leadership across structures, avionics, fluid systems, EWIS, and mechanical disciplines while supporting airworthiness certification.

Designs, develops, and implements thermal management control and diagnostic algorithms for next-generation electric vehicles. Collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering teams to translate functional requirements into software strategies, explores thermal systems, and develops embedded software. Creates and modifies unit and multicomponent tests, using SIL, HIL, and virtual environments to validate software. The role requires hybrid work with up to 10% domestic and international travel.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Independently develop and deliver mechanical design solutions for thermal/mechanical systems, acting as Responsible Engineer on discrete packages. Collect/analyze data, produce technical documentation, mentor junior engineers, coordinate cross-functional teams, and support testing, validation, and stakeholder communications to meet project objectives on schedule and budget.