Spacecraft Thermal Engineer

Join a team where your impact reaches beyond the stars! At Terran Orbital, you’re not just part of the system – you’re a vital force propelling our mission forward. As trailblazers in satellite manufacturing and aerospace innovation, we shatter boundaries daily to deliver groundbreaking solutions that power our nation’s defense and commercial missions. We are a unique, fast growing, and trusted team dedicated to swiftly and efficiently designing, building, launching, and operating state of the art satellites for advanced mission constellations. If you’re driven by purpose, inspired by challenges, and ready to leave your mark on the universe, you’ll find a home and endless opportunities for growth here. Together, let’s redefine what is possible in orbit and beyond!

Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Spacecraft Thermal Engineer to join our growing team. Reporting to the Thermal Engineering Manager, the Spacecraft Thermal Engineer will be involved in all aspects of a spacecraft's development. They will support spacecraft thermal systems configuration from the concept level through design reviews, design verification, and operations. In addition to predictive and analytical work, the Sr. Engineers may serve in team leadership roles or as subject area experts.

We are open to a level I (Associate Engineer) or level II (Engineer) for this position. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with a multidisciplinary team to reduce thermal risk by identifying the constraining elements of a thermal design and recommend mitigation strategies from the concept level to design, production, and operation.
• Work with spacecraft system engineers to translate spacecraft CONOPS (Concept of Operations) into representative thermal design scenarios.
• Develop thermal models of active and passive thermal designs using a mixture of numerical solutions and hand calculations of spacecraft systems, subsystems, avionics, and mechanisms that predict temperature margins in a variety of thermal space environments/
• Participate in spacecraft build and testing campaigns related to the thermal design aspect of the spacecraft including periods of off-hours or on-call work.
• Develop thermal verification test plans and support test activities, monitor and correlate test results to model predictions.
• Prepare technical documents and PowerPoint presentations to present the results of analysis and tests to Managers, Customers, and/or Stakeholders
• Support Business Development activities, including proposals, white papers, and requests for information.
• Develop tools to support concept trade studies and post-processing analysis.