Cryogenic Fluids Analyst for Space Propulsion

Blue Origin; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 91,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Stock Options for regular employees

Paid Time Off up to 4 weeks per year

14 company-paid holidays

Education Support Program

Parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a skilled Thermal Fluids Engineer to design, analyze, test, and operate propulsion and fluids subsystems for lunar landers within the Lunar Permanence unit. You will develop thermo-fluids models for cryogenic propellants and guide hardware configurations, conops, and control logic. The role requires a B.S.

in Mechanical/Aerospace engineering with 3+ years in thermal-fluid analysis, proficiency in Thermal Desktop FloCAD, Sinda/Fluint, and CFD tools. U.S.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field and 3+ years in thermal fluids analysis.
• Proficiency in Thermal Desktop FloCAD and Sinda/Fluint; FORTRAN skills required.
• Strong background in Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, and Thermodynamics.
• Experience with cryogenic, two-phase, and gaseous fluid systems preferred.
• CFD experience with ANSYS Fluent and FLOW3D is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Generate and run thermo-fluids models of cryogenic propellant in spacecraft.
• Provide guidance on optimizing hardware configuration, mission conops and control logic.
• Quantitatively evaluate trade studies and provide recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team to advance cryogenic fluid management in space.

Skills

Thermal fluids analysis

Mechanical component design

FORTRAN

Thermal Desktop FloCAD

Sinda/Fluint

CFD (ANSYS Fluent/FLOW3D)

Fluid network analysis (AFT Arrow/Fath

Python

MATLAB

Excel

Education

B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field

Advanced Engineering degree

Tools

Thermal Desktop FloCAD

Sinda/Fluint

ANSYS Fluent

FLOW3D

AFT Arrow

Fathom

Excel

VBA

MATLAB

Python

FORTRAN

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a skilled Thermal Fluids Engineer to design, analyze, test, and operate propulsion and fluids subsystems for lunar landers within the Lunar Permanence unit. You will develop thermo-fluids models for cryogenic propellants and guide hardware configurations, conops, and control logic. The role requires a B.S.

in Mechanical/Aerospace engineering with 3+ years in thermal-fluid analysis, proficiency in Thermal Desktop FloCAD, Sinda/Fluint, and CFD tools. U.S.