Thermal Associate Engineer (Fall 2026)

TL;DR

Thermal Associate Engineer (Fall 2026) (Aerospace): Perform thermal analysis and design thermal solutions for satellite hardware with an accent on propulsion components, batteries, high-powered electronics, RF components, mechanisms, and PCBs. Focus on developing integration processes, planning thermal vacuum testing, and verifying thermal design at component and spacecraft levels.

San Francisco

Base Salary: $1,925 per week USD

Company

hirify.global builds advanced satellites for high orbits, providing dedicated secure networks to enterprises, governments, and the US military from its headquarters in Northern California, USA.

What you will do

• Design, analyze, build, and test satellite hardware and/or software in collaboration with the engineering team.
• Support design trades balancing performance, resources, risk, cost, and schedule.
• Perform thermal analysis on hardware including propulsion, batteries, electronics, RF, mechanisms, and PCBs.
• Design, evaluate, procure, and test thermal solutions like heaters, heat pipes, interface materials, and coatings.
• Develop processes for integration and assembly to meet thermal design intent; collaborate on thermal hardware installation.
• Plan and run thermal vacuum testing and verification at component and spacecraft levels.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required (to comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations)
• Four-year degree in mechanical, aerospace, or equivalent technical degree (e.g., physics or applied math).
• Passion for hardware development in a fast-paced environment with hands-on design and development.
• Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch.

Nice to have

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