Thermal Engineer (Senior or Staff)
True Anomaly · Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA
Posted about 3 months ago · $135,000-$250,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days True Anomaly's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 95% of True Anomaly's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at True Anomaly
- high 179 stale, 4 reposted of 183 open
- Hiring momentum
- 220 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from True Anomaly's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for True Anomaly.
About this role
As a Thermal Engineer at True Anomaly, you will be responsible for developing thermal designs for new spacecraft in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team. Your day-to-day tasks will include performing thermal analysis, designing thermal control components, coordinating thermal interfaces, and supporting testing and operations related to thermal systems.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of True Anomaly as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
- 6+ years of professional experience in space thermal analysis and control
- Demonstrated excellence in thermal vacuum testing, analysis and model correlation
- Thermal experience with spacecraft subcomponents such as optical payloads, mechanisms, structures
- Proficiency in tools such as Thermal Desktop and Solidworks
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in aerospace
What you get
- Base Salaries: $160,000-$285,000
- Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave
Worth weighing
- Work environment factors such as temperature and noise level are not detailed in the posting.
- Physical demands include bending, sitting, lifting and driving, but specifics are not provided.
- The role requires onsite work at the Centennial location or Long Beach, CA, which may limit remote work options.
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Listed by True Anomaly on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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