Lead Fluids Analysis Engineer, Lunar Pumps

Blue Origin; Washington; On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) with match

Education support

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in Washington is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to perform fluids analysis on Lunar Core Components pumps, from CAD to flight-qualified hardware. You will apply analysis tools to inform pump designs and provide feedback to Responsible Engineers for optimization.

You will lead a small fluids-analysis team and support the full lifecycle of pumps—from conception to flight.

Qualifications

• M.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in thermal and/or fluids analysis and mechanical component design.
• 5+ years of experience with classical hand calculations for thermal and/or fluids analysis.
• 3+ years of experience with Ansys CFX, Ansys Fluent, workbench or other CFD analysis software.
• 2+ years of experience with thermal desktop, FloCAD, or other thermal analysis software.
• Desired: cryogenic components experience.
• Experience with script automation in Ansys Workbench.
• Experience with human-rated space hardware and NASA requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform fluids analysis on Lunar vehicle components (pumps).
• Provide design recommendations to Responsible Engineers for optimal pump design.
• Apply various analysis tools to assess primary flowpath performance across product lifecycle stages.
• Generate and run secondary flow analysis models and provide design feedback.
• Provide test support to anchor analytical models and aid product development.
• Offer expert guidance on pump design and performance across environments.
• Optimize pump designs for efficiency, power, integration, manufacturability, cost, mass, leakage, reliability.
• Provide technical leadership of a small fluids analysis team.
• Support complete lifecycle of pumps from definition to operation.

Skills

Thermal/fluids analysis

Hand calculations

Ansys CFD/Fluent

Thermal analysis software

Cryogenic components

Manufacturing methods

NASA requirements

Automation scripting

Human-rated space hardware

Education

M.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace or related field

Tools

Ansys Workbench

Thermal Desktop/FloCAD

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in Washington is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to perform fluids analysis on Lunar Core Components pumps, from CAD to flight-qualified hardware. You will apply analysis tools to inform pump designs and provide feedback to Responsible Engineers for optimization.

You will lead a small fluids-analysis team and support the full lifecycle of pumps—from conception to flight.