Lead Propulsion Engineer – Thruster Systems

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); Presencial; USD 180 000 - 260 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Blue Origin Engines in Seattle, WA seeks a senior propulsion engineer to design, analyze, and test thruster combustion devices and related propulsion components. You will work across systems to integrate injectors, chambers, valves, and drive electronics while delivering robust performance and reliability.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, root-cause analysis, mentorship of junior engineers, and collaboration with cross-functional teams on complex spaceflight hardware.

Qualificações

• 10+ years of experience in liquid rocket engine or spacecraft thruster development
• Hands-on experience designing and analyzing injectors and thrust chambers, including performance, combustion stability, and thermal analysis
• Experience planning, conducting, and analyzing hot-fire testing of liquid propulsion hardware
• Solid understanding of propellant valves and their impact on ignition, transients, and thruster behavior
• Experience supporting technical failure investigations and design corrections
• Ability to work across disciplines and make sound technical decisions with incomplete information
• Strong communication and mentoring skills
• US citizen or eligible for export-controlled work

Responsabilidades

• Design, analyze, and develop thruster combustion devices, injectors, and chambers for performance and stability
• Contribute to thruster-level design integrating valves, feed interfaces, and drive electronics
• Perform analyses and correlate with test data to improve designs
• Plan and support hot-fire test campaigns, data review, and instrumentation
• Investigate root causes and apply first-principles corrective actions
• Mentor engineers on injector and chamber design, testing, and data review
• Collaborate with systems, vehicle, electrical, software, manufacturing, and test ops teams
• Identify technical risks and communicate with team leadership
• Create and review technical reports, test plans, and specs

Conhecimentos

10+ years of propulsion/thruster dev

Hand-on injector/thrust chamber design

Hot-fire testing experience

Valve understanding and transients

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Mentoring engineers

Strong communication skills

US citizenship or eligible

Formação académica

B.S. in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

M.S. preferred

Ferramentas

ROCCID/TDK/NASA CEA/ROCETS

Creo 3D CAD

Python scripting

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Blue Origin Engines in Seattle, WA seeks a senior propulsion engineer to design, analyze, and test thruster combustion devices and related propulsion components. You will work across systems to integrate injectors, chambers, valves, and drive electronics while delivering robust performance and reliability.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, root-cause analysis, mentorship of junior engineers, and collaboration with cross-functional teams on complex spaceflight hardware.