Thermal Engineer

Thermal Engineer

Lausanne, Switzerland • Full-time • Mechanical Engineering

DPhi Space is a Swiss startup building the intelligence infrastructure in space by turning satellites into inference servers and connecting space to the cloud on Earth. The team launched a first demonstrator into space in March 2025 followed by the second one in March 2026. The company is on a track to continue the yearly launch cycle with the next system planned to launch in 2027.

Your Responsibilities

• Thermal design of a satellite from electrical sub-assemblies to system level.
• Perform thermal and multi-discipline simulations to validate the system's thermal integrity.
• Design of experiments to validate simulations and designs.
• Coordinating the procurement of thermal components, for example heat pipes and radiators.
• Bring a project from design to manufacturing by coordinating with manufacturing partners.
• Plan and ...