Senior Spacecraft Thermal Engineer

Irvine, CA
Full-time
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About the role

Turion Space is seeking a skilled and experienced Spacecraft Thermal engineer. We are a startup and a small team. As a Senior Thermal Engineer, you will lead the design, analysis, testing, and implementation of the satellite systems related to the space thermal environment and

requirements. You will work closely with the Turion Space team across software and hardware systems. You will own the thermal control and management system. Your creativity, experience, and ambition will directly impact the architecture of the vehicle's systems as the missions increase in complexity.

Responsibilities ---------------- Thermal design of hardware, from initial high-level layout and analysis down to validation of performance with ground tests. Automate workflow to reduce engineering investment in the design cycle. Control the system-level thermal model Select in-house testing equipment and external testing facilities. Pursue performance/robustness improvements. Pursue operational simplicity. Produce quality documentation of your work to reduce miss-rate and improve efficiency.

Qualifications -------------- Degree in an engineering discipline. Experience with Thermal Desktop, Simulink, Simscape, Femap, NX-NASTRAN, or ANSYS Workbench. Experience with 3-D and reduced-order thermal modeling. Experience with 3-D CAD software such as SolidWorks. Ability to identify sizing cases and quickly evaluate the impact of design decisions. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to deliver against an aggressive schedule.

About Turion Space

Moving Things Around in Space, Imaging Space Objects When We're Not

Required skills

Windows
CAD Design

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Job details

Salary

$100,000 - $130,000

Equity

0.1% - 0.3%

Location

Irvine, CA

Experience

3+ years

Company

NameTurion Space
IndustryAviation and Space
Team Size15

Funding

Total raised

$112M

Last stage

Series B

Investors

WWashington Harbour Partners
VVeteran Ventures Capital
Y Combinator

Founders

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Tyler Pierce

Tyler James Pierce

Tyler James Pierce

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Ryan Westerdahl

Ryan Westerdahl

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Patryk Wiatr

Patryk Wiatr

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02

I pitch you to the company

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03

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