Lead Fluid & Propulsion Engineer, MK2

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a fluids & propulsion design engineer for the MK2 Lander, responsible for CAD modeling of propulsion fluid systems, MBD release, and leading design for manufacturability through the life cycle of fluid components.

Role requires coordinating with NASA and partners, owning CAD models, performing basic structural analysis, and ensuring safe, reliable spaceflight hardware. This is a full-time on-site position within the Lunar Permanence program.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience designing tubes, fluid components, engine assemblies, and test rigs.
• Experience generating 3D models and drawings in Creo for fluid assemblies with significant experience with tube routing.
• Experience designing welded tube assemblies for aerospace systems and familiarity with aerospace fluid system design standards.
• Experience with large assemblies.
• Experience performing structural hand calculations and analysis with tools such as ANSYS.
• Experience interpreting P&IDs.

Responsibilities

• Generating CAD models for propulsion fluid system hardware and tube assemblies for flight and ground testing.
• Releasing Model Based Definition (MBD) of fluid assemblies, assembly drawings, and perform drawing checks.
• Leading design configuration management of the fluid and propulsion system ensuring a consistent baseline and successful integration with the vehicle.
• Coordinating with vehicle teams on interfaces and joint design solutions.
• Leading design for manufacturability efforts for fluid component assemblies.
• Performing basic structural analysis on fluid system hardware.

Skills

Fluid design

Structural analysis

Design for manufacturability

System interfaces

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field

Tools

Creo CAD

ANSYS

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a fluids & propulsion design engineer for the MK2 Lander, responsible for CAD modeling of propulsion fluid systems, MBD release, and leading design for manufacturability through the life cycle of fluid components.

Role requires coordinating with NASA and partners, owning CAD models, performing basic structural analysis, and ensuring safe, reliable spaceflight hardware. This is a full-time on-site position within the Lunar Permanence program.