Staff Thermal Engineer

Job overview

The Staff Thermal Engineer role is onsite in Seattle, WA, and compensation is not specified in the posting’s numeric salary fields; the description says salary is determined case by case. Gravitics designs and manufactures orbital structures for commercial, defense, and government missions. The engineer owns thermal design and integration across orbital platforms through the hardware lifecycle, from concept to on-orbit operations. The role develops architectures and requirements, performs analysis, supports manufacturing and qualification testing, coordinates thermal interfaces, presents design reviews, and mentors junior engineers.

What you'll do

• Own thermal design and integration for orbital structures
• write and maintain architectures, requirements, and development roadmaps
• select components and perform thermal analysis
• manage thermal interface requirements
• supervise thermal hardware manufacturing
• design and support test and qualification campaigns
• present at design reviews
• contribute to proposals and research initiatives
• mentor junior engineers.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

staff thermal engineer

thermal design

thermal analysis

space systems

orbital structures

seattle wa

gravitics

thermal chamber testing

thermal vacuum testing

engineering design reviews

mentoring

company equity

401(k)

paid time off

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Company equity, comprehensive medical coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, generous paid time off, employee discounts, and more.

Why this role

The posting lists company equity, comprehensive medical coverage, a 401(k) plan, generous paid time off, and employee discounts.

About the employer

Gravitics, Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.