Thermal Analysis Engineer

Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in digital transformation, space mission engineering and launch assurance, miniaturized sensors and satellites, advanced modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, and conventional and hypersonic missile support. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 16 global offices, Arcfield employs more than 1,500 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals with more than 60 years of collective proven experience supporting missions in cyber and space defense, space exploration, hypersonic and nuclear deterrence and warfighter readiness. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

The candidate selected for this role will be working at Orion Space Solutions, a subsidiary of Arcfield. The engineer selected for this role will have a broad range of responsibilities to execute. In general, these responsibilities will encompass the range ofthermaldesign & analysis tasks required to support the development of small satellites, cube sats, payloads, electronic units, GSE, and other sensing systems.

This role will require the engineer to work cross-functionally and identify needs from other engineering and programmatic groups. In addition, they will be required to tackle open-ended analysis problems that require pro-active communication and problem-solving.

In general, the engineer will be required to support the following tasks:

• Designthermalcontrol systems for spacecraft and payloads

• Provide design input to ensure electronic units closethermally

• Executethermalanalyses:

• Perform first-principles calculations throughout the design cycle

• Execute FEMthermalmodels (ieThermalDesktop) to support detailed analyses

• Generate and present analysis documents to both internal and external parties

• Provide feedback and input to cross-functional teams:

• Providethermalinput to help guide preliminary & detailed designs

• Providethermalfeedback on how to correct any design non-compliances

• Providethermalinput during test planning phases and process review

• Support & design environmental test campaigns

• Proactively identify inefficiencies or issues with analysis processes and propose / implement solutions

• Specifythermalhardware and support quoting efforts

This specific opening is looking for an individual who has enough experience to operate autonomously, and requires little guidance to define their own analysis tasks based on high-level programmatic requests.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering or computation field plus 8-10 years, MS plus 6-8 years or PhD plus 3-5 years professional working experience inthermalengineering positions

• 5+ years of professional working experience in the space industry
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance

• Experience in Thermal Desktop, proficient in basic thermal principles

• CAD Modeling Experience

Preferred:

• Matlab

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