Thermal Control System (TCS) Design Engineer

The role

You will develop, implement, and test R&D and production thermal control systems on spacecraft. This includes designing active and passive systems like pump fluid loops and heat pipes.

What you will do

• Design active and passive thermal control systems using heat transfer and mechanical equations
• Plan and develop thermal cycle and thermal-vacuum testing campaigns
• Design and develop heater and cooling systems including control architecture
• Setup, commission, and maintain test stands and instrumentation
• Develop data acquisition systems for thermal control systems
• Perform tests on novel pump fluid loop including feed systems, power electronics, and hardware-in-the-loop
• Develop testing and control scripts for test campaigns
• Create formal documentation including test procedures, reports, and standard operating procedures
• Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical test setups and hardware
• Document, compile, analyze, and present test data

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with thermal test experience in a high-rate manufacturing environment
• 2+ years of experience with sizing and testing fluid systems including pumps, valves, accumulators, heat exchanger, cold plates etc.
• Demonstrated experience with data acquisition for thermal and power related applications
• Experience with test plan development and execution
• Strong experience with thermal and TVAC testing including setup, instrumentation, and troubleshooting
• Must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license

Nice to have

• Demonstrated knowledge of NX or AutoCAD
• Experience with basic and statistical data analysis
• Experience with Thermal Desktop for thermal analysis
• Experience with signal conditioning
• Experience with pumps testing
• Experience with avionics testing
• Experience with testing refrigeration systems

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Many other perks

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license

About the company

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown. They are mass-producing high-power satellite platforms for missions from LEO to deep space.