K2 Space Senior Thermal Analyst leading thermal modeling and simulation for spacecraft at K2. Owns thermal analysis predicting spacecraft temperatures and collaborates with design engineers to inform hardware development.
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end orbital thermal models via Thermal Desktop for the spacecraft bus from initial architecture through flight
Work with lead engineers to design active and passive thermal control systems using basic heat transfer and mechanical equations to size lines, pumps, accumulators, cold plates etc.
Lead steady-state and transient thermal analyses across the full worst-case hot/cold mission envelope, including degraded and off-nominal cases
Lead trade studies on thermal control architecture
Define and defend thermal margins at PDR/CDR-level design reviews; present findings directly to program leadership and customers
Drive correlation of thermal models against TVAC and thermal balance test data; lead root-cause investigation when predictions and test disagree
Set modeling standards and best practices for the analysis team; mentor junior/associate thermal analysts
Design and development of heater and cooling systems including control architecture
Setup, commission, and maintain state-of-the-art test stands and instrumentation
Develop data acquisition systems for active and passive 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 to conduct safe and reliable test campaigns of pump fluid loop and individual components
Qualification
Experience with pumps testingExperience with avionics testing
Required
5+ years of experience with thermal test experience in a high-rate manufacturing environment
3+ 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
Demonstrated knowledge of NX or AutoCAD is preferred to design test fixtures
Preferred
Experience with Thermal Desktop and basic statistical data analysis
Experience with signal conditioning to define optimal acquisition rate and understand when signal-to-noise ratio is not acceptable
