Manager Thermal Design and Analysis Engineering in , us

Thermal Design and Analysis Manager

Position within the Thermal Product Team of the Lunar Transportation business unit. This person will lead a team responsible for system engineering, system‑level thermal analysis, hardware design, and passive thermal hardware delivery. 20–30% of your time will be dedicated to personnel/team management while 70–80% will focus on leading and managing the scope of your team as the responsible authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Thermal Design and Analysis team, overseeing personnel management including performance reviews, training, and coaching.
• Manage direct reports’ professional development through routine one‑on‑one conversations, performance reviews, and promotion management.
• Own delivery and quality of overall system design and passive hardware solutions.
• Monitor technical progress, requirements, budget, schedule, deliverables, and risks, and review recommendations for change with program management.
• Deliver a system thermal design and predict spacecraft temperatures across all mission phases.
• Identify non‑compliances to thermal requirements and drive them to resolution.
• Perform trade studies and optimizations of thermal design solutions and collaborate with external subsystems on trade‑offs.
• Document thermal design and analysis results and present at program gated reviews.
• Communicate progress to leadership through program management reviews, finance reviews, long‑term forecasting, business plans, and project deep dives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Expert level understanding of heat transfer fundamentals in a space environment.
• Strong understanding of common spacecraft thermal hardware.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering or a related field.

Qualifications

• M.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 2+ years managing technical teams and/or leading functional groups with responsibility for coaching employees.
• 8+ years of experience in thermal design and analysis for spacecraft systems.
• Knowledge of systems engineering practices, integration processes, design‑for‑manufacturing, and quality control.
• Strong understanding of subsystems and their thermal implications across the mission lifecycle.
• Solid understanding of pumped fluid loops working in tandem with passive thermal solutions.
• Expertise in passive thermal control hardware, with a proven track record of flight hardware delivery.
• Experience evaluating make‑buy decisions.
• Experience with verification and validation of thermal requirements, including verification activities, methods, and plans.
• Familiar with agile project management.
• Familiar with thermal environments of lunar missions.
• Experience in safety‑critical aerospace vehicle certification processes.
• Experience managing subcontracts.

Compensation Range

• California (CA): $150,743.00 – $211,039.50
• Colorado (CO): $138,181.00 – $193,453.05
• Washington (WA): $150,743.00 – $211,039.50

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short‑ and long‑term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with company match up to 5%.
• Education Support Program.
• Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
• Paid time off: up to four (4) weeks per year based on scheduled hours and up to 14 company‑paid holidays.

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