Engineer

Now hiring a Senior Thermal Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD

Pay Rate: $75–$100 per hour

Schedule: Regular Business Hours

Position Type: Contract-to-Hire

Take Spacecraft Design Beyond the Drawing Board.

Advantage Technical is hiring an experienced Senior Thermal Engineer to develop one-of-a-kind spacecraft, payloads, and thermal control systems. You'll join a multidisciplinary team supporting projects from initial concept and analysis through testing, launch, and flight.

Depending on project scope, you may serve as a senior technical contributor on a major program or lead the thermal engineering effort for a smaller project.

Job Duties

Lead or contribute to spacecraft thermal control system design, analysis, and testing

Develop thermal models and perform analyses using Thermal Desktop

Create thermal test plans and specifications

Analyze test data and correlate thermal models

Support spacecraft integration, procedure development, activity coordination, and installation oversight

Conduct trade studies balancing performance, resources, risk, cost, and schedule

Present findings during peer, design, and major technical reviews

Mentor early-career thermal engineers

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or an equivalent discipline

Required Qualifications & Experience

At least 10 years of spacecraft or instrument thermal engineering experience

Experience spanning thermal design, analysis, and testing across multiple development phases

Strong knowledge of heat-transfer theory

Proficiency with Thermal Desktop

Experience independently leading engineering tasks or small technical teams

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or an equivalent discipline

Airflow modeling experience involving forced and natural convection

Experience with FloCAD, TD Direct, or other advanced Thermal Desktop capabilities

Employee Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

Short-term disability

401(k) plans

Weekly pay available every Friday

Employee discount programs

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