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Bastion Technologies, Inc. · 10 hours ago

Thermal Engineer

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Bastion Technologies, Inc. is a company focused on providing career opportunities in aerospace engineering. They are seeking a highly experienced aerospace engineer to provide subsystem management and technical leadership for the certification, testing, and build of the Orion Heatshield.

Industrial EngineeringManufacturingSpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead subsystem management for the Orion Heatshield, including certification planning, testing, and build oversight

Oversee the development of thermal models, stress analyses, and test techniques to ensure successful heatshield certification

Evaluate proposed designs and specifications for Avcoat blocks, identifying deficiencies and recommending alternative approaches to meet technical and safety requirements

Direct thermal analysis and test efforts performed by NASA civil servants and contractors across multiple centers

Assess all heatshield related hardware designs and supporting data at critical design and hardware acceptance reviews

Coordinate material property testing to support thermal and mechanical model development, delivering ablative thermal material models to Lockheed Martin for thermal sizing

Define and manage test plans for arc jet and radiant heatshield test programs

Provide on-site technical expertise for block bonding and gap filling operations at Kennedy Space Center

Compile certification evidence, track verification completion, and develop certification of flight readiness statements

Provides status and update reports to the Organization Chief and to Directorate management

Provide technical authority and consultation on Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) system design, testing, and analysis to programs across NASA

Develop strategies for advancing EDL technologies for current and future exploration spacecraft

Lead technical meetings, represent the organization at conferences, and build partnerships with industry, government agencies, and universities

Mentor junior engineers, interns, and academic researchers in EDL systems analysis and testing

Advise management on priorities, feasibility, and risks of EDL technology development projects

Propose and develop innovative concepts in collaboration with industry and government partners to advance state-of-the-art EDL technology

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Thermal protection systemsHeat transfer analysisSpacecraft certificationEngineering analysisSimulation modelingTest plan developmentProgramming PythonProgramming MATLABTechnical writingPresentation skillsTeam playerTime management

Required

This position requires US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status due to the sensitivity of customer related information

Must have space industry or DoD work experience

Requires a bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Must have 5+ years of recent engineering analysis experience related to thermal control systems. License and certification may be required

Experience working with complex, vehicle level models with multiple system interactions

Excellent technical writing skills and the ability to use data to draw conclusions and support the conclusions when challenged

Excellent presentation skills

Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite

All of Bastion's employees must be team players

Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal and external customers

Able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives

Must have a strong work ethic and must be safety culture oriented

Must be organized with good time management skills

Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule is critical

Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements

Preferred

Experience with developing and reviewing simulation models of spacecraft hardware and systems at varying levels of fidelity ranging from detailed, first-principal models to more descriptive lumped-parameter models

Experience with flight hardware test plan development and execution

Experience with requirements definition and validation of space flight hardware

Knowledge of programming in one or more of the following: Python or MATLAB