{"id":2447656,"url":"https://alion.io/job/argotec-principal-mechanical-engineer-thermal","title":"Principal Mechanical Engineer (Thermal)","company":{"id":2568581,"name":"Argotec","domain":"argotecgroup.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/argotecgroup","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Melbourne, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":92000,"max_usd":188000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1695},"experience_years_min":14,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"MATLAB","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-09T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-09","last_verified_at":"2026-10-18T00:38:25Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":9,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":9},"description":"DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES\nAs a Thermal Engineer in the US office, you will report to the Chief Technology Officer and will support Argotec’s global Systems Design teams. Support includes performing thermal design, analysis and test of satellites.\nIn this position, you will have the opportunity to work independently and autonomously while being backed by the support of an experienced multi-functional team from the Argotec’s headquarters in Italy.\nSpecific Duties Include (but are not limited to):\nDeveloping thermal design solutions and verification through test and integration\nEmploy industry standard thermal analysis software and tools\nGENERAL REQUIREMENTS\nBachelor of Science degree in Science, Engineering, or other related STEM discipline and typically 14 or more years of Engineering or relevant experience (relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of education)\nUS Citizenship or US Permanent Residency\nExcellent written and oral communications\nREQUIRED EXPERIENCE & SKILLS\nTeam player and a “Do what it takes” attitude\nProgressive experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams\nStrong background in any of the following areas\nThermal design and analysis for launch and orbital environments\nExperience with thermal, radiation, and convection software\nExperience with Advanced thermal modeling using Thermal Desktops or similar\nExperience providing end-to-end thermal engineering support for spacecraft\nLead trade studies and design details, size heaters, and select materials/coatings\nDefine and execute subsystem/system thermal testing as needed to verify performance requirements or validate models\nExperience with CAD Software\nGreat problem-solving skills\nPREFERRED SKILLS\nBackground in the Space or Defense\nFamiliar with Aerospace standards and tailoring\nExperience with MATLAB\nUnderstanding of Engineering Simulations such as Finite Element structural Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)\nIMPORTANT NOTICE\nTo conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.\nARGOTEC OFFERS\nAnnual incentive pay is based upon performance and commensurate with the level of the position.\nGenerous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 100% match up to 8%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.\nAs an Equal Opportunity Employer, this announcement is aimed at both sexes, under laws 903/77 and 125/91, and to people of all ages and all nationalities, under legislative decrees 215/03 and 216/03. Argotec is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3017,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":14,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Life insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Space & Aerospace","Satellite Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-13T13:56:43Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":89,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.887,"p_room":1,"age_days":8,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["conf:34","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/argotec-principal-mechanical-engineer-thermal","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/argotec-principal-mechanical-engineer-thermal.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-18T13:27:17Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":19988,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-19T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2568581},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2568581"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fargotec-principal-mechanical-engineer-thermal"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fargotec-principal-mechanical-engineer-thermal"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fargotec-principal-mechanical-engineer-thermal"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/argotec-principal-mechanical-engineer-thermal\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fargotec-principal-mechanical-engineer-thermal"}]}