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Every day, our teams design, manufacture, and assemble advanced systems for some of the world’s most demanding industries. Our integrated engineering and manufacturing platform transforms complex designs into production-ready solutions, helping customers move faster, build smarter, and deliver critical systems when they matter most. Divergent is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs and supports leading U.S. aerospace and defense companies. \nJoin us and help push the boundaries of what can be built.\nPurpose\nAs a Senior Thermal Engineer, you will 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. You’ll be accountable for owning the full development life cycle from conceptual design through customer delivery, ensuring high-performance, reliable systems that meet the demands of complex, unforgiving environments.\nThis role demands both technical depth and program maturity: the ability to engage government and industry partners to refine requirements for thermal performance for both new and legacy systems, while fostering internal alignment across internal engineering teams. You will be called on to derive thermal requirements in the absence of written specifications and are expected to challenge and shape requirements when appropriate - ensuring that the final product meets mission intent.\nThe Role\nServe as the thermal design authority for Divergent’s A&D Structures team, owning thermal architecture from concept through qualification.\nDefine, negotiate, and validate thermal requirements and budgets with government and industry customers.\nDevelop thermal management strategies and lead internal trade studies-including heat rejection, insulation, and material selection.\nGuide thermal aspects of design reviews, establish standardized thermal maturity metrics and qualification criteria across Divergent’s A&D customer portfolio.\nBuild and maintain high-fidelity thermal models (conduction, convection, radiation, steady state and transient analyses) and drive correlation with test data throughout the product lifecycle. Accountable for comprehensive thermal qualification and verification planning, including environmental testing, thermal cycling, and thermal analysis correlation.\nCollaborate with senior technical experts to establish thermal analysis standards and model technical excellence inside and outside the organization, including with government customers and prime contractors.\nSupport vehicle builds and product development testing, including thermal instrumentation, data reduction, and troubleshooting.\nCollaborates with senior technical experts to establish technical standards, and models technical excellence inside and outside the organization including government customers and prime contractors.\nBasic Qualifications:\nAbility to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls.\nBachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline with a thermal sciences focus.\nMinimum 8 years of experience in thermal analysis, design, or management.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex thermal development engineering to simple terms and find alignment across multifunctional stakeholders including government customers and prime contractors.\nStrong analytical and practical mindset-comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving structured clarity across thermal, structural, and systems boundaries.\nDemonstrated excellence in thermal requirements definition, verification planning, and risk management across terrestrial & space thermal development and multidisciplinary teams.\nExperience interfacing with engineering, testing, and manufacturing groups to understand system designs and the associated thermal constraints.\nDemonstrated expertise in thermal analysis throughout the design, build, and test phases of a development cycle, including steady-state and transient modeling.\nProficiency with industry thermal analysis tools such as ANSYS (Fluent, Thermal Desktop, Icepak), Star CCM+, PowerFlow.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nCurrent Secret DoD security clearance or ability to obtain and retain clearance within 365 days from submission.\n8+ years of experience in a broad range of terrestrial and space system development applications and qualification.\nFamiliarity with relevant MIL-STDs (e.g., MIL-STD-810 thermal methods, MIL-STD-1540 environmental testing) and NASA STD’s (e.g., NASA-STD-7002 - Thermal Verification, KSC-STD-Z-0017). Proficiency in NASA-ST-6030 - Additive Manufacturing Requirements for Spaceflight Systems preferred.\nDemonstrated excellence in developing thermal solutions for aerospace and defense applications, including aerodynamic heating, electronics cooling, and propulsion thermal management.\nExperience with additive manufacturing, advanced thermal interface materials, or novel cooling architectures.\nExpert understanding of thermophysical properties and thermal behavior of various material systems (composites, adhesives, metals) across operational temperature ranges.\nExperience with thermal vacuum testing, altitude simulation, and correlation of thermal models to test data.\nWork Environment\nRequires frequent standing, walking, and interaction across production and R&D work areas.\nMay occasionally require extended or weekend hours to meet production deadlines.\nWork is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. \nCompensation\nAt Divergent, our pay range is based on the level of the job. For this role, we will consider candidates at level E05 as evaluated through our interview process\nEO5 / Senior: $141,380 - $194,390\nPay Range\n$141,380—$194,390 USD\nWhat We Offer Our Regular, Full-Time Employees:\nHolistic Compensation Package: Enjoy a world-class compensation package that includes a competitive salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities, ensuring you're truly valued for your contributions.\nWellness and Time Off: Embrace a healthy lifestyle with paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown to recharge. We support growing families with paid parental leave, recognizing the importance of bonding time.\nComprehensive Health and Wellness: Prioritize your well-being with our comprehensive health and wellness benefits, offering both HMO and Premium PPO options. Additionally, benefit from company-sponsored life insurance and short and long-term disability coverage for peace of mind.\nInvestment in Growth: We're committed to your professional development. Take advantage of reimbursement opportunities for learning and development initiatives, empowering you to continuously expand your skill set and reach peak performance.\nCollaborative and High-Performing Environment: Join our collaborative, dynamic, and high-performing team within a fast-paced, mission-driven company. Together, we're disrupting the traditional manufacturing industry, fostering innovation, and integrating people and technology to reduce our footprint. \nEqual Employment Opportunity\nDivergent is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected characteristic. Divergent provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.\nEEO Poster \nIn order to adjust to changes in our business, it may become necessary to add, remove or modify certain duties and responsibilities, or to reassign you to another job position. From time to time you may be asked to work on special projects or to assist with other work. Your cooperation and assistance in performing such additional work is expected. \n\nE-Verify: Right to Work\nOur company participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms a candidate’s eligibility to work in the United States after completing the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). The information provided on the Form I-9 is compared to the records contained in the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. 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