Fluids Systems Engineer III — Lead Propulsion IPT

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 111,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is building revolutionary Lunar and orbital systems on Merritt Island and beyond. This role supports the Fluids Systems Engineering team within the MK1 programs, applying propulsion and fluids expertise to subsystems with leadership across multiple domains.

You will contribute to the development cycle from concept through verification, coordinating with design, software, and operations to ensure robust, safe, and high-performance fluid architectures for related lunar transport

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a similar technical field.
• 5+ years of proven experience in fluids, propulsion, or aerospace systems.
• Proven ability to lead cross functional teams, drive multi subsystem integration, and leading trade studies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with fluid/gas components i.e., solenoid valves, directional valves, manifolds, accumulators, regulators, pumps, pressure vessels, and instrumentation.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Work at significant technical depth on complex subsystems with minimal oversight as part of the Fluids and Propulsion Integrated Product Team (IPT).
• Lead subsystem trade studies from early concept through approval and implementation.
• tackle the broad range of Fluids Systems Engineer tasks like leading trade studies, component design/integration, 1st order analysis, and test support.
• Ensure timely updates and communication of subsystem level architecture diagrams, schematics.
• Understand and apply systems engineering fundamentals across the development cycle of systems including concept development, requirements, design, analysis, validation, integrations, safety, configuration management, verification, and test.
• Integrate between fluids and propulsion subsystem and overall system level vehicle design, analysis, software, and operations.
• Support the development and execution of component and subsystem tests.

Skills

Fluids systems

Propulsion systems

Aerospace systems

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Systems engineering

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a similar technical field

Tools

Jira

Windchill

Job description

Blue Origin is building revolutionary Lunar and orbital systems on Merritt Island and beyond. This role supports the Fluids Systems Engineering team within the MK1 programs, applying propulsion and fluids expertise to subsystems with leadership across multiple domains.

You will contribute to the development cycle from concept through verification, coordinating with design, software, and operations to ensure robust, safe, and high-performance fluid architectures for related lunar transport