Space Kinetic develops a propellant-free electromechanical payload-deployment system and patented mechanism to eject diverse small payloads at high velocities from host satellites for space and missile defense applications.
<div> <p><strong>A New Paradigm For Space Operations. </strong></p> </div> <div><strong>Who We Are:</strong></div> <div> <p>Space Kinetic is a dual use space technology startup building a completely new architecture for space operations – one that brings the advantages of proliferated drone technology (low-cost, operationally flexible, attainable, distributed) to space missions while reducing the ecosystem's reliance on consumable fuel. In a world where many companies are focused on incrementally improving the status quo, we are focused on creating something entirely different – an architecture underpinned by new first principles to meet the opportunities and challenges of the third space age head-on. Our goal is to move away from one-to-one space architectures – where each satellite in a constellation has one (or a small # of) primary payloads attached to the bus -- and unlock a ‘one-to-many’ system, where each satellite has a large number of payloads which can be deployed from their host spacecraft at high velocities without firing a thruster.</p> <p>This is not a role for someone looking for a traditional 40-hour work week. Space Kinetic is building ambitious, first-of-its-kind technology, and that requires urgency, ownership, and a high level of commitment to changing the foundational assumptions for everything we do in space.</p> </div> <div><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong><br><span class="TextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">Space Kinetic is looking for </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">a <strong>Thermal Engineer</strong></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8"> to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">assist</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8"> with thermal analysis, hardware design</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">, hardware acquisition</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8"> and test within the simulation group of the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">M</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">echanical </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">E</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">ngineering department. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">They will ensure that</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">comp</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">o</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">nents</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8"> will </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">operate</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8"> within safe temperature ranges despite the extreme thermal environment of space</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154652723 BCX8">. They will work on passive and active thermal control systems.</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW154652723 BCX8"><span class="SCXW154652723 BCX8"> </span><br class="SCXW154652723 BCX8"></span></div> <div> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">Thermal hardware design, analysis and test (MLI blankets, heaters, venting, heat pipes, sensors, etc…)<span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: left;"><span data-contrast="auto">Work with mechanical teams to develop passive and active thermal control hardware for the system including radiators, heaters, heat pipes, surface coatings etc..</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: left;"><span data-contrast="auto">Technical document creation, including drawings, analysis reports, test plans, test procedures, test reports, and presentations for reviews, and document management</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: left;"><span data-contrast="auto">Design, plan, execute and document TVAC and Thermal Cycling tests</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: left;"><span data-contrast="auto">Developmental testing of thermal interfaces and material characterization</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: left;"><span data-contrast="auto">Materials database creation and maintenance</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: left;"><span data-contrast="auto">Work closely with Structures, Electrical, GNC, Propulsion, and System Engineering functional teams</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: left;"><span data-contrast="auto">Map temperatures on structural finite element models</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: left;"><span data-contrast="auto">Interface with Manufacturing and Production to monitor component fabrication progress</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li style="text-align: left;"><spa