Lead Pumps & Fluids Engineer for Lunar Systems

Blue Origin; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin in Los Angeles seeks a Senior Fluid/CFD Engineer to join the Lunar Core Components Pumps team. You will perform fluid analysis on pump components, provide design guidance to engineers, and support the full product lifecycle from CAD to flight-qualified hardware.

You will lead a small team, apply CFD tools (Ansys Fluent/CFX, Workbench) and thermal analyses, and work with NASA requirements. A MS in Mechanical/Aerospace and 5+ years of experience are required; strong collaboration and a

Qualifications

• MS degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in thermal and/or fluids analysis and mechanical component design.
• 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.
• Experience with a wide variety of manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, characterization, and allowable development.

Responsibilities

• Perform fluid analysis on Lunar vehicle components (pumps).
• Provide design recommendations to Responsible Engineers for optimal pump design.
• Apply analysis tools and methodologies to design and analyze primary flowpath performance at various stages of the product lifecycle.
• Generate and run secondary flow analysis models and provide design feedback.
• Provide test support to anchor analytical models and assist in product development.
• Lead a small team in fluid analysis and support full lifecycle activities.

Skills

Fluid analysis

Thermal analysis

Mechanical design

CFD software

Leadership

Education

MS in Mechanical/Aerospace

Tools

Ansys CFD

Ansys Workbench

FloCAD

Thermal Desktop

Job description

Blue Origin in Los Angeles seeks a Senior Fluid/CFD Engineer to join the Lunar Core Components Pumps team. You will perform fluid analysis on pump components, provide design guidance to engineers, and support the full product lifecycle from CAD to flight-qualified hardware.

You will lead a small team, apply CFD tools (Ansys Fluent/CFX, Workbench) and thermal analyses, and work with NASA requirements. A MS in Mechanical/Aerospace and 5+ years of experience are required; strong collaboration and a