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Thermal Analysis Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 29+ thermal analysis jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and unlimited PTO—for a better work-life balance. 8 new this week. Hiring companies include CHAOS Industries, L3Harris Technologies, and Venus Aerospace.

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9-day fortnights 13
compressed weeks 1
generous PTO 2
unlimited PTO 12
best places to work 1

Updated August 31, 2026

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Space Electronics Test Systems Mechanical Design Engineer

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Boeing · Onsite · El Segundo, CA, USA

71 · Great9 Day Fortnight

Manager Mechanical Engineer

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L3Harris Technologies · Onsite · Salt Lake City, UT, USA

63 · Good9 Day FortnightPro · early access

Mechanical Product Design and Analysis Engineer

Boeing · Onsite · El Segundo, CA, USA

71 · Great9 Day Fortnight$99k – $162k

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Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineering

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L3Harris Technologies · Hybrid · Palm Bay, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Specialist, Mechanical Engineering - Thermal Analyst

L3Harris Technologies · Hybrid · Palm Bay, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Mechanical Engineer

AV · Onsite · Hood River, OR, USA

61 · Good9 Day Fortnight$112k – $170k

Principal Propulsion Engineer

Venus Aerospace · Hybrid · Oceanside, CA, USA

54 · DecentUnlimited PTO

Mechanical Product Design and Analysis Engineer

3mo

Boeing · Onsite · El Segundo, CA, USA

71 · Great9 Day Fortnight$99k – $162k

Thermal Analyst, Space Systems

General Atomics · Onsite · Rancho Bernardo, CA, USA

58 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Thermodynamics Engineer

12d

United Launch Alliance · Hybrid · Centennial, CO, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight$104k – $173k

Principal Mechanical Engineer

11d

CHAOS Industries · Onsite · Los Angeles, CA, USA

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Mechanical Design Engineer

1mo

Oak Ridge National Laboratory · Hybrid · Oak Ridge, TN, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Mechanical Engineer, Fluids

12d

Helion · Onsite · Everett, WA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$120k – $182k

Lab Manager

16d

Rice University · Onsite · Houston, TX, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$63k – $80k

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Plasma Diagnostics

1mo

Helion · Onsite · Everett, WA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$182k – $214k

Mechanical Engineer

13d

CHAOS Industries · Onsite · Los Angeles, CA, USA

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO$110k – $138k

Senior Thermal Engineer

20d

Arista Networks · Onsite · Santa Clara, CA, USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$180k – $275k

Principal Mechanical Engineer

23d

CHAOS Industries · Onsite · Los Angeles, CA, USA

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO$175k – $215k

Propulsion Engineer

26d

Venus Aerospace · Onsite · Houston, TX, USA

54 · DecentUnlimited PTO

Principal Propulsion Engineer

26d

Venus Aerospace · Hybrid

54 · DecentUnlimited PTO

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Employers hiring for Thermal Analysis on this page include CHAOS Industries, L3Harris Technologies, and Venus Aerospace. Thermal Analysis roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Thermal Analysis is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Thermal Analysis roles span the full seniority range — we list 29 open roles requiring Thermal Analysis across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Thermal Analysis hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Thermal Analysis roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Thermal Analysis candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Thermal Analysis on current listings.

Thermal Analysis Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 29+ thermal analysis jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and unlimited PTO—for a better work-life balance. 8 new this week. Hiring companies include CHAOS Industries, L3Harris Technologies, and Venus Aerospace.

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