Staff Thermal Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 102 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 103 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 2263 stale, 67 reposted of 2,263 open
- Hiring momentum
- 649 roles opened in the last 90 days ↓ down vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-11-14
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About this role
As a Staff Thermal Engineer at Anduril Industries, you will be responsible for the thermal design and analysis of space vehicles or payloads. Your role involves using first principles to inform thermal architectures, collaborating with other engineers to define thermal budgets, and conducting thermal tests to reduce risk on hardware assemblies. You will also develop internal tools to enhance analysis efficiency and support thermal management for electronic components.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- BS, MS, or higher degree in engineering, applied physics, or hard science
- Demonstrated knowledge of heat transfer in academic and/or professional setting
- Application of first-order hand calculations to drive thermal architectures and verify accuracy of higher fidelity models
- Proficiency in Thermal Desktop or equivalent thermal simulation tool
- Thermal experience with spacecraft components such as optical payloads, electronics, mechanisms, etc.
- Hands-on experience prototyping hardware and conducting thermal tests
Nice to have
- Highly proficient using Thermal Desktop (10+ years)
- Design or test experience on a space platform
- Experience developing code in higher-level languages like Python or MATLAB for applications like lumped thermal capacitance steady state and transient analysis
- Experience with full life cycle of space hardware development, from concept to on-orbit operation
- Experience using FloCAD and SINDA/FLUINT
What you get
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
Worth weighing
- No salary listed for specific experience levels, only a range provided
- Role involves high responsibility in a fast-paced environment which may require significant problem-solving skills
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-11-14. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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