Senior Thermal Systems Engineer

Location: Pittsburgh, PA; Remote. Applicants must be U.S. Persons under ITAR/EAR regulations and eligible to obtain required export authorizations.

Salary: $160,000–$185,000 base salary annually, excluding benefits and bonus/incentive.

Company

hirify.global develops mission-critical technologies for space, defense, and national security, including lunar landers, surface systems, and spacecraft.

What you will do

• Develop and review concepts and designs for lunar landers, rovers, surface power systems, and spacecraft.
• Define mission concepts and architectures for NASA, government, and commercial customers.
• Perform thermal design, analysis, and trade studies to size thermal architectures against mission requirements.
• Develop next-generation thermal management systems and resolve system-level impacts of thermal requirements.
• Create technical content for proposals, customer presentations, and internal development programs.
• Collaborate with engineering disciplines, partners, customers, and vendors to address technical risks and program needs.

Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline, plus 5–10 years of relevant engineering experience; an advanced degree may substitute for equivalent experience.
• Experience in space system development, systems engineering, structural or thermal design and analysis, mechanical and fluid systems, or manufacturing.
• Experience authoring and decomposing mission and system-level requirements.
• Strong understanding of launch, space, and lunar environments.
• Strong organizational, multitasking, problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Must be a U.S. Person and eligible to obtain required export authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience with end-to-end mission solutions and mission architecture development.
• Experience writing and reviewing software scripts for automation and analysis.
• Knowledge of NASA and industry engineering standards.
• Experience with agile environments, Confluence, and Jira.
• Eligibility to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible Time Off supporting work-life balance.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families.
• 401(k) plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%.
• Wellness programs, gym membership options, and additional voluntary benefits.
• Work in an innovative, mission-driven environment alongside a highly skilled team.