Mission Brief
You will be responsible for defining the thermal environment and architecture of the vehicle, ranging from detailed thermal modeling and system level coupled loads analyses to active and passive thermal control design. You will be in charge of the development, execution, and correlation of thermal models using FEM/FDM/FVM tools and test data. The decisions you make will directly support hardware qualification, test planning, and system-level design choices, ultimately enhancing the thermal robustness, performance, and reliability of the vehicle throughout its mission.
Your Role in Our Space Mission
- Own the vehicle-level thermal architecture, including active and passive thermal control design for the avionic components and payloads
- Perform Thermal Coupled Loads Analysis and develop detailed thermal models using FEM and/or FVM, FDM methods
- Develop, execute, and correlate thermal models using tools such as SIMCenter, STAR-CCM+ and Thermal Desktop supported by component tests and flight data
- Review, assess, and approve component- and assembly-level designs for thermal flight readiness
- Create and maintain specifications and design documentation such as Fluid Plans, Test Plans and Procedures, Test and Analysis Reports, Instrumentation Plans, Work Instructions etc.
- Develop tools, workflows, and standards to improve efficiency, consistency, and repeatability across thermal engineering activities
- Support integration, test, and launch-site operations as subject-matter expert on system thermal performance
- Support other technical departments with your expertise
Qualification Checklist
- Degree in the field of Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, or similar
- 8+ years of relevant experience in the field of aerospace and thermal
- Experience with thermal simulation tools (e.g. ANSYS, SIMCenter, Thermal Desktop)
- Experience with coding (e.g. Python, MATLAB)
- Holistic perspective on development of systems
- Highly organized and proactive with high attention to detail
- Good communication and organizational skills
- Fluent in English
Bonus Skills
- Experience with environmental control system design
- German language skills
Benefits
- Employee Participation Program: share in our success through our virtual company share program
- 30 days of vacation
- Company pension plan with a 20% employer contribution after the probation period
- Subsidised lunch
- Fully financed Deutschlandticket
- Sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)
- Individual learning allowance after the probation period
- Childcare allowance for non-school-age children
Who We Are
We are Isar Aerospace and we are at the forefront of New Space, building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space. Our mission is to help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for future generations.
We are a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors, and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation.
Isar Aerospace SE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fairness and inclusivity. Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process.