Qualification

Experience interfacing with engineeringFamiliarity with relevant MIL-STDs (eExperience with additive manufacturingExperience with thermal vacuum testingWork Environment

Required

Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline with a thermal sciences focus.
Minimum 8 years of experience in thermal analysis, design, or management.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex thermal development engineering to simple terms and find alignment across multifunctional stakeholders including government customers and prime contractors.
Strong analytical and practical mindset—comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving structured clarity across thermal, structural, and systems boundaries.
Demonstrated excellence in thermal requirements definition, verification planning, and risk management across terrestrial & space thermal development and multidisciplinary teams.
Experience interfacing with engineering, testing, and manufacturing groups to understand system designs and the associated thermal constraints.
Demonstrated expertise in thermal analysis throughout the design, build, and test phases of a development cycle, including steady-state and transient modeling.
Proficiency with industry thermal analysis tools such as ANSYS (Fluent, Thermal Desktop, Icepak), Star CCM+, PowerFlow.

Preferred

Current Secret DoD security clearance or ability to obtain and retain clearance within 365 days from submission.
8+ years of experience in a broad range of terrestrial and space system development applications and qualification.
Familiarity with relevant MIL-STDs (e.g., MIL-STD-810 thermal methods, MIL-STD-1540 environmental testing) and NASA STD’s (e.g., NASA-STD-7002 – Thermal Verification, KSC-STD-Z-0017). Proficiency in NASA-ST-6030 - Additive Manufacturing Requirements for Spaceflight Systems preferred.
Demonstrated excellence in developing thermal solutions for aerospace and defense applications, including aerodynamic heating, electronics cooling, and propulsion thermal management.
Experience with additive manufacturing, advanced thermal interface materials, or novel cooling architectures.
Expert understanding of thermophysical properties and thermal behavior of various material systems (composites, adhesives, metals) across operational temperature ranges.
Experience with thermal vacuum testing, altitude simulation, and correlation of thermal models to test data.
Work Environment

Senior Thermal Engineer at Divergent · LumiJobs

Senior Thermal Engineer

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Benefits

Company

Divergent

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