Fluid Systems Engineering Manager – Launch Pad Operations

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Stock options for regular employees

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a hands‑on fluids leader to own the technical quality of cryogenic and high‑pressure fluid systems. You will review P&IDs, 3D models, and test procedures while growing a team of engineers for tens of millions of dollars of pad hardware.

You will lead design reviews, PHAs, and safety processes, while coordinating with operations, procurement, and quality. Expect a demanding, launch‑site environment and direct technical responsibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• 7+ years of professional experience in fluid systems design, analysis, and delivery, with strong depth in cryogenics or high‑pressure systems.
• 3+ years of direct people management.
• Demonstrated ability to review and approve complex fluid system engineering deliverables.
• Fluent in fluid network and thermal analysis tools (AFT Fathom / Arrow, Thermal Desktop, or equivalent).
• Working knowledge of ASME B31.3 for process piping.
• Experience leading design reviews, PHAs, and formal safety processes.
• Comfortable in a hardware delivery environment with 3D CAD, configuration management, and change control.
• US citizen, national, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee with ITAR eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical quality of every fluid system design leaving the group: storage, conveyance, control, cryogenic and high‑pressure GN2/GHe, water deluge, environmental conditioning.
• Review and approve major engineering artifacts. P&IDs, schematics, 3D models, component specs, network models, thermal analyses, and test procedures.
• Lead and participate in design reviews, PHAs, and formal risk evaluations. Own the safety posture of your systems.
• Manage the team's workload across concurrent programs and design phases. Hold the schedule and protect the technical team from thrash.
• Grow the team. Recruit, develop, perform career conversations and calibrations; build a bench with senior leaders and rising engineers.
• Partner with launch site operations, test engineering, procurement, and quality. Outputs land on other teams' dependency lists.
• Be present at the launch site during major activation and test milestones; back the team's technical position when it matters.

Skills

Leadership

Technical judgment

Communication

Problem solving

Fluid systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

AFT Fathom/Arrow

Thermal Desktop

3D CAD

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a hands‑on fluids leader to own the technical quality of cryogenic and high‑pressure fluid systems. You will review P&IDs, 3D models, and test procedures while growing a team of engineers for tens of millions of dollars of pad hardware.

You will lead design reviews, PHAs, and safety processes, while coordinating with operations, procurement, and quality. Expect a demanding, launch‑site environment and direct technical responsibility.