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Aerospace Thermal Engineer

United States, Louisville Employment contract 101175.06 - 175923.79 USD / Year · Job Posted May 04, 2026
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The candidate selected for this role will be working at Orion Space Solutions, a subsidiary of Arcfield. The engineer selected for this role will have a broad range of responsibilities to execute. In general, these responsibilities will encompass the range of thermal design & analysis tasks required to support the development of small satellites, cube sats, payloads, electronic units, GSE, and other sensing systems. This role will require the engineer to work cross-functionally and identify needs from other engineering and programmatic groups. In addition, they will be required to tackle open-ended analysis problems that require pro-active communication and problem-solving. This specific opening is looking for an individual who has enough experience to operate autonomously, and requires little guidance to define their own analysis tasks based on high-level programmatic requests.

Job Responsibility

  • Design thermal control systems for spacecraft and payloads
  • Detailed passive and active thermal control analysis
  • Provide design input to ensure electronic units close thermally
  • Execute thermal analyses & design
  • Perform first-principles calculations throughout the design cycle
  • Execute FEM thermal models (ie Thermal Desktop) to support detailed analyses
  • Generate and present analysis documents to both internal and external parties
  • Provide feedback and input to cross-functional teams
  • Provide thermal input to help guide preliminary & detailed designs
  • Provide thermal feedback on how to correct any design non-compliances
  • Provide thermal input during test planning phases and process review
  • Support & design environmental test campaigns
  • Proactively identify inefficiencies or issues with analysis processes and propose / implement solutions
  • Specify thermal hardware and support quoting efforts

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering or computation field plus 8-10 years, MS plus 6-8 years or PhD plus 3-5 years professional working experience in thermal engineering positions
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
  • 5+ years of professional working experience in the space industry
  • Experience in Thermal Desktop, proficient in basic thermal principles
  • CAD Modeling Experience

Nice to have

Matlab

What we offer

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Holiday Pay
  • Short Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Retirement and Savings
  • Learning and Development opportunities
  • wellness programs

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