Thermal Analysis Engineer

Isar Aerospace

Ottobrunn, Germany

Your Mission

As part of the Launch Vehicle Loads and Analysis team, you will be working on the thermal systems of the Spectrum launch vehicle. Covering system design; sources and model definition to conducting calculations and reporting. Your input and knowledge will be highly appreciated and directly drive flight hardware design iterations.

More specifically, you will:

Design and analyze thermal systems (e.g. MLI, ventilation systems, heaters, …);
Set up and own thermal models of the launcher, including:
- convection models for closed volumes and propellants;
- radiative and conductive models for complex geometries.
Investigate critical scenarios during ground and flight operations;
Perform thermal coupled load analysis for the launch vehicle and payload as part of mission analysis;
Determine operating environments for components (e.g. Avionics) and vehicle structures;
Define thermal instrumentation for system testing and flight.

Who you are and what you have

B.Sc./M.Sc. in the field of Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanics or comparable;
At least 5 years of experience working on thermal systems;
Sound knowledge in thermal systems design and heat transfer mechanisms;
Experience with fluid dynamics and conjugate heat transfer;
Experience with thermal instrumentation and testing;
Experience with Matlab or Python and thermal software such as Ansys Thermal;
Ability to effectively collaborate in multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams;
Highly organized and proactive with high attention to detail;
Fluent in English.

Nice to Have:

Aerospace experience, preferably with launch vehicle development;
Experience with cryogenic systems;
Experience with thermal system modeling software such as Thermal Desktop or ESATAN.

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