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Senior Thermal Engineer

Divergent · Posted Nov 13, 2026

Torrance, California, United States
On-site
Full-time · Senior
$141K–$194K per year
8+ years

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Serve as the technical authority for Divergent’s aero-structures portfolio, responsible for pushing the envelope of our technology with respect to thermal optimization and performance of Divergent’s structural components.

Compensation

E05 / Senior: $141,380 - $194,390

Responsibilities

Serve as the thermal design authority for Divergent’s A&D Structures team, owning thermal architecture from concept through qualification.
Define, negotiate, and validate thermal requirements and budgets with government and industry customers.
Develop thermal management strategies and lead internal trade studies—including heat rejection, insulation, and material selection.
Guide thermal aspects of design reviews, establish standardized thermal maturity metrics and qualification criteria across Divergent’s A&D customer portfolio.
Build and maintain high-fidelity thermal models (conduction, convection, radiation, steady state and transient analyses) and drive correlation with test data throughout the product lifecycle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline with a thermal sciences focus
Nice to have: Secret DoD security clearance
Nice to have: MIL-STD-810 thermal methods
Nice to have: MIL-STD-1540 environmental testing
Nice to have: NASA-STD-7002

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