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Thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States
234 open roles for thermal and fluids engineers in the United States as of Nov 15, 2026. SpaceX, Anduril Industries, Shield AI, Vast and Relativity Space have the most. 3 are remote and the median advertised salary is $167K.
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- Senior Staff R&D Engineer – Thermal-Fluids & Process ModelingSila · 🇺🇸Alameda, CA$172K - $218KLead and abovePython
- Thermal EngineerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$266K - $445KData centersLoad testingControl systems
- Senior Fluid Systems EngineerRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$132K - $198KSeniorPython
- Senior Mechanical Engineer, Fluid SystemsPanthalassa · 🇺🇸Portland, OR$155K - $205KSeniorPython
- Thermal Engineer (Senior or Staff)True Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA$160K - $285KLead and aboveMechanical assemblySolidWorks
- Sr. Staff Engineer, AI Datacenter Thermal Management & Control PlaneTenstorrent · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Austin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, Un…—Lead and aboveAIControl systemsFirmware
- Thermal Analysis EngineerFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$150K - $220KMATLABTest planningMechatronics
- Senior Vehicle Fluids Engineer (Cert/Customer)Relativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$132K - $198KSenior
- Senior Staff Engineer, Environmental Control Systems - Ranger (R6350)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US—Lead and abovePythonMATLABECS
- Senior Staff Engineer, Environmental Control Systems (RX) (R5905)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX, US—Lead and abovePythonMATLABECS
- Mechanical and Thermal Engineer, Power ElectronicsFluidstack · 🇺🇸Austin, TX$210K - $270K
- Packaging Thermal and Mechanical Analysis Internship - Summer 2027Lightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Lead Aerothermal EngineerHelogen · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$195K - $220KLead and above
- Aerothermal Engineer IIIHelogen · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$170K - $195K
- Principal Thermal Modeling AnalystRadiant Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$182K - $293KLead and above
- Principal Thermal-Hydraulics EngineerRadiant Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$182K - $293KLead and above
- Senior Mechanical Engineer - Thermal & Fluids SystemsCritical Energy · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$140K - $200KSeniorPythonTest planningCAD
- Lead, Fluid Systems EngineeringRadiant Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$150K - $208KLead and abovePythonMATLAB
- Thermal Development Technician, Heat Shield (Starship) - Multiple ShiftsSpaceX · 🇺🇸Cape Canaveral, FL—Blueprint reading
- Thermal Design EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$100K - $215KPythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Cryogenic Business Development & Program ManagerPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, California$118K - $197KSeniorPRDsOptics
- Cryogenic Mechanical EngineerPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$89K - $149KMATLABOpticsCNC machining
- Senior Cryogenic System EngineerPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$106K - $178KSeniorMATLABTest planningOptics
- Launch Engineer, Fluid Systems (Starship)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Starbase, TX—CADCNC machiningFEA
- Integration Engineer, Fluid Systems TestVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States · +1 more location$86K - $122KTest planningCADGD&T
- Staff Engineer, Aircraft Thermal Systems (RX) (R6002)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX, US$146K - $220KLead and aboveAirflowTest planningControl systems
- Manufacturing Engineering, Thermal ControlVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$86K - $122KControl systemsTest equipmentCAD
- Fluid Systems Engineer, Starlink InfrastructureSpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Six Sigma certificationRegulatory complianceControl systems
- Sr. Thermal Engineer (Space Payloads)Observable Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$150K - $190KSeniorPythonMATLAB
- Principal Thermal Modeling EngineerRadiant Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$182K - $293KLead and above
- Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems (R5203)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US—SeniorControl systemsCADFMEA
- Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems (R4891)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US—SeniorSecurity clearanceCADFMEA
- Thermal Engineer (Senior)Apex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$150K - $190KSeniorSalesforce administrationControl systemsAviation
- Senior Thermal Engineer, LunarVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$147K - $249KSenior
- Thermal Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$100K - $135KFEA
- Senior Test Engineer, Mechanical and Fluid SystemsPanthalassa · 🇺🇸Portland, OR$175K - $235KSenior
- Thermal Engineer IIQuantum Space · 🇺🇸Rockville, MD$100K - $140K
- Global Supply Manager, Fluid SystemsElectric Hydrogen · 🇺🇸Remote, United States; San Jose, California, United States · +1 more location$130K - $155KRemote
- Sr. Thermal Engineer (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—SeniorPythonMATLAB3D modeling
- Manufacturing Engineering, Fluid SystemsVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$86K - $122KCADMechanical assemblyGD&T
- Launch Pad Engineer, Fluid Systems (Falcon 9)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Vandenberg, CA$100K - $118KPythonControl systemsCAD
- Summer 2027 Internship – Thermal & Manufacturing EngineeringLoftorbital · 🇺🇸Golden, CO—InternPython
- Thermal Engineer IRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$90K - $136KPythonMATLAB
- Launch Fluids Engineer IIRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States · +1 more location$104K - $156K
- Staff Engineer, Aircraft Thermal Systems - Ranger (R6351)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$176K - $264KLead and aboveAirflowTest planningControl systems
- Lead, Thermal Systems SETScout Motors · 🇺🇸Novi, Michigan, United States$160K - $192KLead and above
- Sr. Fluid Systems Engineer, Solar Cell FactorySpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—SeniorSix Sigma certificationRegulatory complianceControl systems
- Senior Thermal Fluids AnalystAntares · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$150K - $190KSeniorPythonMATLAB
- Sr. Fluids Systems Engineer, Production (Starship)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Starbase, TX—SeniorTest equipmentCADElectrical troubleshooting
- Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Thermal Protection Systems)Varda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$182K - $263KLead and aboveGD&TBlueprint readingComposites
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Who is hiring for thermal and fluids engineer roles in the United States
Where thermal and fluids engineer roles in the United States are
- 🇺🇸United States234
- 🇺🇸California151
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA43
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area30
- 🇺🇸Texas30
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA16
- 🇺🇸Florida14
- 🇺🇸Denver, CO4
- 🇺🇸Dallas, TX3
- 🇺🇸Portland, OR3
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What thermal and fluids engineer roles in the United States pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $142K | 81 |
| Senior | $170K | 56 |
| Lead and above | $213K | 35 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States
- How many thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States are open right now?
- There are 234 open thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States at 73 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 26 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States?
- Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (38), Anduril Industries (21), Shield AI (15), Vast (15) and Relativity Space (14). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States?
- 3 of the 234 open thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States (1%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States pay?
- The median advertised salary is $167K, based on 172 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $142K and $190K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States?
- 7 of the 234 open thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States (3%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 179 postings that state experience, the median asks for 3 years. 73 companies are hiring and 26 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States?
- 30 of the 234 open thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States (13%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, AI, Machine Learning. Employers still list 234 such roles today at 73 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States ask for?
- Most often FEA (36%), Python (35%), CAD (33%), MATLAB (29%), Siemens NX (25%) of the 234 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States?
- Thermal Engineer (22), Senior Thermal Engineer (15), Senior Mechanical Engineer (7), Staff Thermal Engineer (6), Fluid Systems Engineer (5): the most common titles among the 234 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States in demand in 2026?
- 234 thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 73 companies, 0.2% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 26 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $167K. 3 (1%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for thermal and fluids engineer jobs in the United States?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.











