Thermal Control System (TCS) Design Engineer

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$100k–$215k

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K2 Space The Thermal Control System (TCS) Design Engineer develops, implements, and tests active and passive thermal control systems for spacecraft. This role designs pump fluid loops, heat pipes, and supporting ground equipment, ensuring manufacturability and production readiness.

Responsibilities

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.
Planning and development of thermal cycle and thermal-vacuum testing campaigns
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
Create formal documentation for development and production: test procedures, test reports, and standard operating procedures
Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical test setups and hardware
Document, compile, analyze, and present test data

Qualification

Experience with pumps testingExperience with avionics testing

Required

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
Demonstrated knowledge of NX or AutoCAD is preferred to design test fixtures

Preferred

Experience with basic and statistical data analysis
Experience with Thermal Desktop for thermal analysis
Experience with signal conditioning to define optimal acquisition rate and understand when signal-to-noise ratio is not acceptable
Experience with pumps testing
Experience with avionics testing
Experience with testing refrigeration systems