Thermal Engineer (Starlink)

Responsibilities

• Thermal system design of next-generation phased arrays, gateways, and consumer wireless products – own every component, part, and interface in the design
• Thermal design of semiconductor packages, from high level concepts to detail thermal simulations and lab testing
• Devise, build, and run tests to validate the expected performance of the hardware in extreme conditions
• Automate workflow and pursue operational simplicity to reduce engineering investment in the design cycle
• Utilize first-principles approach to evaluate sizing cases and impact of design decisions
• Perform analysis to make recommendations for performance/robustness improvements
• Produce quality documentation of your work for design requirements and specifications
• Continuous collaboration with mechanical, electrical, software, and RF design teams

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
• 1+ years of experience with mechanical design, electromechanical design, and/or analysis (internship or project team experience is applicable)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Master's degree in relevant engineering discipline
• 1+ years of experience using scientific programming languages such as MATLAB, Python
• Experience with Thermal Desktop and ANSYS Workbench
• Experience with tools for chip thermal design like Flotherm or Icepak
• Experience with 3D and reduced order thermal modeling
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to deliver against an aggressive schedule

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

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