Job Description

Job Title: Thermal Engineer (Onsite)
Location : Lexington, MA
Job Type : W2 Contract
 
Background/Need:
The Group provides innovative multidisciplinary engineering solutions through the development of advanced mechanical and aerospace technologies for sea, ground, air, and space-based prototype systems for national security applications.

Job Description:
Significant experience with developing thermal architectures for space based systems, including a background with modeling and simulation of the space environment, orbital analysis, as well as hardware characterization testing is desired. The successful candidate will be part of an interdisciplinary engineering team contributing to the development of operational prototype hardware, spanning the full program life cycle from concept development to on-orbit test. The position may require special security clearances and travel to meetings and field sites.

Leads thermal design efforts and architecture definition for satellites and space-based payloads. Conducts thermal analysis using finite difference / finite element models, and plans and executes thermal tests to support model correlation and requirements verification. Specific analyses to include thermal radiator sizing and placement, architectures for cooling high powered components, tracking of component thermal margins against requirements, and assessing transient behavior of thermal systems in the space environment. Ability to perform hand calculations in conjunction with utilization of CAD and thermal analysis software.

Specific and significant experience with Thermal Desktop for the design and analysis of orbiting space systems is a requirement.

  Must Have:   

• Experience with thermal engineering, analysis, and testing for space systems.
• Experience specifically using Thermal Desktop modeling software to support development of space systems.
• Seeking candidates with 10+ years of experience.

  Nice to Have:

• Experience with Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) test design and execution.
• Experience with Solidworks CAD software.

Education & Experience : Bachelor's plus 10 years of relevant work experience.
Work Authorization : US Citizenship is required due to the nature of the work. 
Clearance : Active Top Secret Clearance (OR a higher clearance). 

"We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”   

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