Educational Qualification: B.E/B.Tech/M.S/M.Tech in Mechanical engineering or thermal engineering.
Work Experience: 8+ years working experience with Aerospace/Avionics thermal management
Role Description: Design, analyze, and optimize thermal systems for cutting-edge satellites, ensuring peak performance in space environments.
Responsibilities & Duties
Thermal design of a LEO microsatellite with frequent imaging and high speed data downlink operations.
Thermal design validation via thermal balance tests and other unit level thermal properties determination.
Thermal implementation plan and closely work with the assembly, integration and testing team to ensure the workmanship.
Thermal operations plan and work closely with the flight software to derive software requirements for active thermal control elements and the Ground software team to derive the operations plan.
Desirable Skills & Certifications
NX - Simcenter / Femap: TMG solver (Space systems thermal).
Test plan, procedure, and report preparation; Design documentation.
Familiar with space thermal materials such as MLI, Thermal Pads, Thermal grease etc.
Candidate Acumen
A Thermal Engineer specializes in analyzing and managing heat transfer within satellite systems, ensuring optimal thermal performance in challenging space environments. They are adept at using advanced simulation tools and addressing complex thermal challenges effectively.
Advantages
Health insurance coverage
Unlimited leaves & flexible working hours
Role-based remote work and work-from-home benefit
Relocation assistance
Professional Mental Wellness services
Creche facility for primary caregivers (limited to India)
Employee Stock Options for all hires
About Pixxel
Pixxel is a space data company and spacecraft manufacturer redefining Earth observation with hyperspectral imaging. The company’s first three commercial hyperspectral satellites—Fireflies—deliver imagery at 5-meter