At Reflect, you will be expected to move fast, have a lot of ownership and, most importantly, be able to effect change. If this excites you, we are interested in hearing about your best work and accomplishments across any domain and from any points in your life.
About
the Role As a Thermal Engineer, you will drive the detailed thermal design of our spacecraft at the component and integrated level. You'll develop our thermal management strategies, prove them through iteration and test, and fly reliable systems.
Responsibilities Develop robust thermal design for avionics and other electro-mechanical subsystems Build and operate our thermal modelling toolchain to provide reliable results that guide key design trades down to the component level Develop and use testing systems that can validate in-space component and thermal control system performance Guide material selection for components across the spacecraft Collaborate with other system designers to manage overall spacecraft thermal performance Ideal
Qualifications Demonstrated experience modelling heat transfer with numerical methods with provably accurate results Experience validating simulation results with TVAC and thermal cycle testing for space hardware Experience designing thermal management systems for spacecraft. Full cycle from simulation to hardware functionality Even if you don’t meet 100% of the above
qualifications, we are likely still interested in hearing from you. Hiring exceptional individuals is our #1 priority, and we believe that exceptional people often have highly unusual backgrounds. We are also interested in carving out unique roles for unconventional people that we are excited about working with.
Benefits Reflect Orbital’s success will hinge on our team, which is why our
compensation and
benefits plan is designed to reward our employees and support their families as generously as we’re able. Broad choice of medical/dental/vision coverage, Reflect covers 100% of each base-policy Access to HSA, FSA, and 401K Unlimited paid time off, two-weeks per year encouraged Healthy lunches provided daily Equal Opportunity Reflect Orbital is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Reflect Orbital is governed on the basis of merit, competence and
qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status. More about Reflect Orbital: Learn more about our team here.
Machinist
Electrical Engineering Intern
Flight Software Engineering Intern
Thermal Engineering Intern
Embedded Firmware Engineering Intern
Salary
$90,000 - $160,000
Location
Hawthorne, California, United States
Experience
4+ years
Total raised
$26.5M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Ben Nowack
Tristan Semmelhack
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.