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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 29 days SpaceX's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 52% of SpaceX's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at SpaceX
- high 1459 stale, 43 reposted of 2,362 open
- Hiring momentum
- 3062 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As a Thermal Engineer for AI Satellites at SpaceX, you will focus on the thermal management of satellite systems, particularly in the context of high-performance computing in space. Your responsibilities will include conducting conjugate heat transfer and thermal-fluid analysis, designing cooling loops, and collaborating with mechanical and fluid systems teams to develop efficient thermal solutions. You will also automate analysis workflows and ensure the performance of thermal components under varying conditions.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or a related engineering discipline
- 1+ years of professional experience in fluids, CFD, or thermal analysis
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or a related engineering discipline
- Steady/transient conjugate heat-transfer CFD of liquid-cooled or high-heat-flux hardware (STAR-CCM+, ANSYS Fluent/CFX, or equivalent)
- Hand-calc checks and engineering judgment on mesh, turbulence modeling, and model fidelity
- Hands on hardware testing inclusive of instrumentation selection and model correlation
- Relevant manufacturing techniques, and judiciously pushing their constraints
Worth weighing
- Some travel may occasionally be required
- Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines
- No salary or benefits listed in the posting
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Listed by SpaceX on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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