Reflect Orbital · 3 months ago
Thermal Engineer
Hawthorne HQ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$90K/yr - $160K/yrReflect Orbital is a company focused on spacecraft technology, seeking a Thermal Engineer to lead the thermal design of their spacecraft. The role involves developing thermal management strategies and collaborating with system designers to ensure overall spacecraft thermal performance.
AerospaceEnergyManufacturingRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Develop robust thermal design for avionics and other electro-mechanical subsystems
Build and operate our thermal modelling toolchain to provide reliable results that guide key design trades down to the component level
Develop and use testing systems that can validate in-space component and thermal control system performance
Guide material selection for components across the spacecraft
Collaborate with other system designers to manage overall spacecraft thermal performance
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated experience modelling heat transfer with numerical methods with provably accurate results
Experience validating simulation results with TVAC and thermal cycle testing for space hardware
Experience designing thermal management systems for spacecraft. Full cycle from simulation to hardware functionality
Benefits
Broad choice of medical/dental/vision coverage, Reflect covers 100% of each base-policy
Access to HSA, FSA, and 401K
Unlimited paid time off, two-weeks per year encouraged
Healthy lunches provided daily
Company
Reflect Orbital
Reflect Orbital is a solar company that offers solar powered tech and products.
Founded in 2021
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$28.7MKey Investors
Lux CapitalSequoia CapitalStarship Ventures
2025-05-14Series A· $20M
2024-09-23Seed· $6.5M
2022-12-15Pre Seed· $2.2M
Leadership Team
Ben Nowack
Chief Executive Officer
Tristan Semmelhack
Co-Founder, CTO
Recent News
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