Senior Thermal Engineer, Space

Anduril
California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 146,000 - 194,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Leadership"]

Lead thermal design and testing for space hardware, performing first-principles analyses and using tools like MATLAB/Python to inform design choices. Define thermal architecture for space environments, manage vendors, develop internal analysis tools, and drive reviews with clear timelines and technical status in a defense-space program.

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Anduril
Anduril
9 months ago

Senior Thermal Engineer, Space

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Job Summary

Lead thermal design and testing for space hardware, performing first-principles analyses and using tools like MATLAB/Python to inform design choices. Define thermal architecture for space environments, manage vendors, develop internal analysis tools, and drive reviews with clear timelines and technical status in a defense-space program.
Location: California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the thermal design, analysis, test, and associated component vendor management of a space hardware development program.
  • •Use first principles as a basis for every decision and discern the right level of analysis to apply. Execute hand calculations, spreadsheet, and MATLAB/Python first-order models to inform path forward before jumping into detailed design.
  • •Define good thermal architecture to withstand the space environments. Define and quantify hot, cold, and any other edge cases that drive the system.
  • •Communicate pros/cons of system architecture with respect to thermal considerations.
  • •Present thermal status at formal reviews internally and with customers. Provide clear understanding of timelines and technical status.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 146,000 - 194,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceIncome ProtectionTime OffFamily PlanningCommuter BenefitsRelocationRetirement

Key Requirements

  • •BS, MS, or higher degree in engineering, applied physics, or hard science
  • •Proficiency in Thermal Desktop or equivalent thermal simulation tool
  • •Hands on experience prototyping hardware and conducting thermal tests. Experience with CAD, selecting instrumentation, post-processing data, correlating models
  • •CAD experience (Siemens NX preferred)
  • •Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Experience:DefenseSpaceAerospace
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingLeadership
Languages:English
Tech Stack:MATLABPythonThermal DesktopSiemens NXCAD

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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