Thermo-Mechanical Design Engineer

Thermo-Mechanical Design Engineer

A position of Thermo-Mechanical Engineer for Flight Units Assemblies is now open in Airbus CRISA (Airbus Defense & Space) in Tres Cantos (Madrid area) for different Space business: Launchers, Earth Exploration (Copernicus), Space Exploration (Artemis), Commercial (Telecommunications Satellites). This is an opportunity to join a diverse and dynamic Technical Team focused on:

• Shape the future based on innovation of our products, new technologies and way of working
• State of the art product consolidation
• Continuous Performance improvement

Definitely, we are moved by our passion to make it fly!

In accordance with the proven Candidate skills, she/he will be part of Thermo-Mechanical Design team and will report/be supported by the relevant Team Leader. Functionally, the Candidate is also part of the Project, with the main mission of developing/designing electronic units for flight equipment to achieve the unit delivery in accordance with project schedule, cost and quality requirements. In a day-to-day basis, she/he will report to Project Manager. Within each project, the tasks are coordinated by a Technical Responsible or a Physical Design Responsible in charge of direct reporting to the Project Manager.

The Engineer’s tasks comprise the complete development of an electronic equipment: from the analysis of the requirements to the final delivery of the flight model once accepted.

The successful applicant will be in charge of the following tasks:

• Support to the Technical Manager or Project Physical Design Responsible for the analysis of project requirements.
• Mechanical and Thermal Architecture analysis and design at module and unit level to assure the robustness of the design in the complete mission scenarios (compatible with mechanical loads, temperature range, radiation shielding…).
• Documentation of the design and analysis.
• Support to the Technical Manager or Project Physical Design Responsible in the main project reviews (Requirement Review, Preliminary and Architecture Review, Critical Design Review…)
• Support to Test Team for the acceptance of flight equipment, ensuring a close monitoring of any change, evolution or discrepancy from the agreed baseline in the characterization phase.
• Support to the Technical Manager or Project Physical Design Responsible in the resolution of NCRs (Non-conformance) raised during qualification or acceptance test campaign.

Required skills

We are looking for Candidates with the following skills and experience:

• Experience in Thermodynamics and heat transfer analysis.

• Experience in Mechanical analysis, like static and dynamic analysis, sinusoidal or random vibration analysis, shock transient analysis (Shock Response Spectrum).

• Proficiency in the use of the following Finite Elements Tools:

• Hypermesh

• Femap

• Nastran NX

Recommended skills are:

• Five years of expertise in Thermodynamics and Mechanical design

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving ability

• Digital mindset (automation of tasks, scripting - Python, TCL, Bash, C/C++, use of digital design tools and simulators)

• Knowledge of space environment constraints

• To be familiar with Agile Methodologies

• Fast prototyping HW techniques

• Happy to learn and teach others

• Education & background requirements

• Engineering Master's degree

• Language: English C1 & Spanish

• Feel like you can't tick some boxes above? If you have most of the skills and experience that we're looking for and are willing to use your talent to learn the rest, we encourage you to apply!

• Airbus Crisa provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status.

• Airbus Crisa expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. As a matter of policy, Airbus Crisa does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.

• Airbus Crisa is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

• This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

• Computadoras, Redes e Ingeniería, SA

Contract Type:

• Permanent

Experience Level:

• Professional

Job Family:

• Sub-system development

• Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

• At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

• About Us

• Airbus Crisa (CRISA, Computadoras, Redes e Ingeniería S.A.U.) is a Spanish company founded in 1985 to design and manufacture electronic equipment, systems and software for space applications, specialising mainly in satellites, launchers, orbital infrastructure and space transportation vehicles. Other activities include engineering projects for ground control stations.

• Airbus Crisa currently belongs to the Space Equipment organisation in the Space Systems division of Airbus Defence and Space, although it is a legally independent company (CRISA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space S.A.U.) which currently employs more than 450 highly qualified people. Airbus Crisa is located in the Madrid Technology Park in Tres Cantos

• Airbus Crisa is a reference in the international space equipment market for which we provide solutions and products to most of the prime contractors in the sector, both national and international. Since 2004, Airbus Crisa has also collaborated with NASA and the INTA Astrobiology Centre for Mars exploration missions.

• Recent important missions and projects include MEDA (Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer) developed for NASA's Perseverance rover, the electric propulsion electronics units for BepiColombo mission, our units for the Airbus Oneweb constellation, and for the Group's Astrobus, Eurostar, and Onesat platforms. Finally, we would like to mention our participation in the NASA-led Artemis programme with units on board the Orion spacecraft and in the Gateway HALO module.

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