Sr. Thermal Engineer | Pixxel

Role: Sr. Thermal Engineer

Employment Type: Full Time

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.
Develop thermal implementation plans and work closely with the assembly, integration, and testing teams to ensure workmanship.
Develop thermal operations plans and collaborate with the flight software team to derive software requirements for active thermal control elements, and with the ground software team to derive operations plans.

Desirable Skills & Certifications:

NX - Simcenter / Femap: TMG solver (Space systems thermal).




Experience in test plan, procedure, and report preparation; design documentation.
Familiarity with space thermal materials such as MLI, thermal pads, and thermal grease.

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.

Benefits:

Health insurance coverage
Unlimited leaves & versatile 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 c

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