The Thermal Engineer will carry out detailed thermal design and analysis activities on various current projects. Projects range from full spacecraft analysis, to product analysis, to detailed component analysis. The Thermal Engineer will report to the project thermal architect or responsible engineer, while working on the project and the Head of Thermal Engineering for technical and departmental matters. In addition, the Thermal Engineer will provide the detailed thermal design, make hardware selection and define and participate in the thermal testing. The production of design and analysis reports is expected, as required by the project.

The Thermal Engineering group is responsible for the analysis, development and test of spacecraft, product and component thermal control systems, in support to the various business units.

The spacecraft design includes Low Earth Orbit missions, GEO-stationary spacecraft, interplanetary spacecraft and extraterrestrial planetary landers.

The products currently supported by the Thermal Engineering group are antennae, mechanisms, cryogenic coolers and spacecraft propulsion.

The responsibilities typically span the full project life-cycle from early conceptual design support through qualification and up to final delivery to the customer. In some instances, support is required to launch and in-orbit operations.

The Thermal Engineer will actively participate in the direct projects of the Thermal Architects and Responsible Engineers. These direct projects may be commercial or institutional external projects, or internally funded R&D or process improvement projects.