Thermal Analysis Engineer

Amentum•Houston, TX

About The Position

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you! We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. Amentum is NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. Amentum is seeking a Thermal Analysis Engineer to support the development, analysis, and verification of thermal control systems that contribute to NASA's human spaceflight missions. The engineer will collaborate closely with NASA customers, subsystem teams, and cross‑disciplinary engineering groups to deliver reliable thermal solutions for both crewed and uncrewed vehicles. Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain high‑fidelity thermal models using Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, and related tools. Perform steady‑state and transient thermal analyses for spacecraft components, subsystems, and integrated vehicle configurations. Evaluate thermal performance across mission phases, including ascent, cruise, lunar orbit, surface operations, and off-nominal scenarios. Support thermal verification and validation activities, including test planning, thermal vacuum testing, data analysis, and model correlation. Collaborate with design teams to optimize PTCS and ATCS architectures. Provide guidance on thermal design considerations and ensure compliance with NASA requirements and best practices. Participate in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and anomaly investigations. Review NASA and vendor thermal designs for technical accuracy and requirement compliance. Document analysis results, prepare technical reports, and present findings to internal stakeholders and NASA customers. Support integration with systems engineering, mission operations, and hardware development teams throughout the engineering lifecycle. Requisition Qualifications: This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised. Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and normally possess 5- 10 years of related experience. License and certification may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
Typically 5-10 years of relevant engineering experience.
Proven experience performing thermal analysis and design for aerospace systems.
Experience with thermal analysis tools such as Thermal Desktop, COMSOL, ANSYS Fluent, or similar industry‑standard software.
Strong understanding of heat transfer principles and spacecraft thermal environments.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to coordinate across multiple technical disciplines.
Ability to assess and validate thermal designs for technical accuracy and compliance with requirements

Nice To Haves

BS degree in engineering and at least five years of direct engineering experience.
Familiarity with NASA JSC organizations, processes, and procedures.
Experience with PTCS or ATCS hardware design, analysis, testing, certification, or operations.
Proficiency with Thermal Desktop is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with the Engineering Life Cycle and requirements verification processes.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical disciplines.
Demonstrate strong leadership by fostering collaboration, driving clear technical direction, and contributing to a culture of accountability and high‑quality engineering.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain high‑fidelity thermal models using Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, and related tools.
Perform steady‑state and transient thermal analyses for spacecraft components, subsystems, and integrated vehicle configurations.
Evaluate thermal performance across mission phases, including ascent, cruise, lunar orbit, surface operations, and off-nominal scenarios.
Support thermal verification and validation activities, including test planning, thermal vacuum testing, data analysis, and model correlation.
Collaborate with design teams to optimize PTCS and ATCS architectures.
Provide guidance on thermal design considerations and ensure compliance with NASA requirements and best practices.
Participate in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and anomaly investigations.
Review NASA and vendor thermal designs for technical accuracy and requirement compliance.
Document analysis results, prepare technical reports, and present findings to internal stakeholders and NASA customers.
Support integration with systems engineering, mission operations, and hardware development teams throughout the engineering lifecycle.