True Anomaly

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.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

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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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