Thermal Design and Analysis Engineer

  • Reports to: Mechanical team leader
  • Job purpose: To perform thermal analyses of a radar payload, using Thermica\Systema tool to support design, verification, and environmental qualification in a space-oriented development environment.
  • Location: MetaSensing, Via Aniene 2, 20151, Milan, Italy
  • Employment condition: Full-time, 40 hours per week.
Candidate must be eligible to work in the EU.

Job Duties:

• Thermal analysis of radar payload structures using hand calculations and Thermica\Systema tool (Definition of thermo-optical properties of materials, GMM, TMM, orbit, attitude)
• Interpretation of results to support design decisions and qualification activities in regards to the power loads due to acquisition, heaters, environment)
• Support to mechanical design through close interaction with other engineering teams (CAD, structural, system, electronics)
• Support to environmental qualification campaigns (Thermal balance, Thermal Vacuum), with analysis for preparation and post-test correlation.
• Preparation of thermal analysis reports and qualification documentation
• Support to system-level mechanical/thermal trade-offs and payload integration activities

Required skills and qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of experience – ideally 5 – in thermal analysis roles for the space / aerospace sectors
• Strong knowledge of thermal analysis and thermal equations.
• Proven experience with tools for thermal analysis (e.g. Thermica\Systema, ESATAN, Thermal Desktop or equivalent)
• Ability to build, validate, and correlate thermal models with test results
• Understanding of the product development lifecycle (from concept, through qualification, to delivery)
• Familiarity with environmental loads and qualification principles according to ECSS
• Ability to communicate in English (writing and speaking)
• Strong analytical mindset with good communication and team-working skills

Desired Skills / Qualifications

• Experience supporting thermal balance and thermal vacuum test campaigns
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary development environment
• Experience with radar, RF payloads, or high-precision structures is a plus

Candidate must be eligible to work in the Italy.

Company Description:

MetaSensing is an innovative Italian remote sensing company founded in 2008 with the aim of commercializing the new compact, high resolution radar mapping technology.

In just a few years, MetaSensing has acquired numerous successful airborne radar campaigns completed at the Ka, Ku, X, C, S, L and P frequency bands, and developed drone and space-based radar systems for different applications.

Today MetaSensing is one of the unique companies in the world which offer cost effective airborne and space-based radar sensors and services both for commercial and security applications.

Combination of innovative technology and advanced processing techniques has made MetaSensing a fast growing, global company with projects in Europe, South-East Asia, Middle East, North and South America

For additional information or for the application, please send an email with your CV and cover letter to joinus@metasensing.com with a subject: MS-JDS-TDAE-MI-2026-06