Senior Space Thermal Systems Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Space Thermal Systems Engineer

Description

Design, develop, and verify spacecraft thermal systems from concept through operation. Perform thermal design and analysis, develop and maintain thermal models, and support thermal control concepts and design trade-offs. Translate thermal requirements into design, verification, and documentation inputs while ensuring ECSS compliance.

Responsibilities

• Perform thermal design and analysis for spacecraft structures, equipment, payloads, and subsystems

• Develop and maintain thermal models

• Support definition of spacecraft thermal control concepts and thermal design trade-offs

• Analyze thermal requirements and translate them into design, verification, and documentation inputs

• Prepare thermal budgets, predictions, margins, assumptions, and interface data

• Support specification and technical coordination of thermal hardware and supplier inputs

• Prepare inputs for thermal verification, including test predictions, instrumentation, data evaluation, and model correlation

• Participate in environmental test campaigns and support preparation of test reports

• Prepare technical documentation (specifications, analysis reports, procedures, compliance inputs, review data packages)

• Present technical results to internal teams, customers, suppliers, and international project partners

• Support proposals, technical work package definition, effort estimates, and review preparation

Requirements

• Master’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, thermal engineering, applied physics, or a comparable technical field

• 5 to 10 years of experience as a spacecraft thermal systems engineer or equivalent experience

• Solid knowledge and hands-on experience with ECSS standards

• Experience with thermal engineering for spacecraft/aerospace applications

• Good understanding of heat transfer principles and practical engineering analysis

• Experience with thermal analysis, thermo-elastic modeling, calculations, and requirements interpretation

• Ability to work with models, boundary conditions, material properties, assumptions, margins, and interface data

• Experience with at least one relevant simulation, analysis, or engineering calculation tool

• Ability to work in interdisciplinary and international project teams

• Experience with the full satellite lifecycle (Phases A, B, C, D, E)

• Strong communication and organizational skills

• Fluency in written and spoken English

• Willingness to travel within Europe and represent the company at conferences and industry events

Benefits

• Work on cutting-edge space technology projects with direct impact on real missions

• Access to advanced software and satellite control systems

• Participation in national and international space projects

• Stable working background and access to top technologies

• 5 weeks of vacation

• Meal allowance

• Allowance for supplementary pension insurance

• Allowance for leisure activities