Thermal Associate Engineer (Summer 2027)

Location: San Francisco, United States; onsite work with satellite hardware

Salary: $1,925 per week

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates advanced high-orbit satellites and secure satellite communications networks from its headquarters in Northern California.

What you will do

• Design, analyze, build, and test satellite hardware and software with the engineering team.
• Support design trades balancing performance margins, resource use, risk, cost, and schedule.
• Perform thermal analysis on propulsion components, batteries, high-powered electronics, RF components, mechanisms, and PCBs.
• Design, evaluate, procure, and test heaters, heat pipes, thermal interface materials, and surface coatings.
• Develop integration and assembly processes that preserve thermal design intent and collaborate on thermal hardware installation.
• Plan and execute component- and spacecraft-level thermal vacuum testing and verification.

Requirements

• Four-year degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, applied mathematics, or an equivalent technical field.
• Hands-on experience personally designing, building, and testing hardware from scratch.
• Strong interest in hardware development and working in a fast-paced environment.
• U.S. citizenship, U.S. lawful permanent residency, or other protected individual status is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with CAD.
• Experience with thermal analysis software such as ANSYS or Thermal Desktop.
• Experience with electronics systems design and packaging.
• Projects or internships related to aerospace.

Culture & Benefits

• Twelve-week salaried associate engineering role.
• Work on complex satellite projects with responsibilities comparable to full-time engineering work.
• Opportunity to contribute hardware and software that may be deployed in space.
• Inclusive workplace welcoming diverse perspectives.