Lunar Lander Thermal Analysis Engineer II

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 98,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

Parental leave

401(k) with match

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Thermal Analysis Engineer for the MK1 Lunar Lander to own component, vehicle, and mission thermal analyses from launch through cis-lunar space and the lunar surface.

Responsibilities include collecting inputs, building and validating Thermal Desktop or Sinda/Fluint models, creating worst‑case scenarios, post‑processing data, and presenting design review content to partners and customers.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or equivalent.
• 2+ years of relevant Thermal Engineering/Analysis experience.
• Experience in thermal and fluid design fundamentals.
• Demonstrated thermal analysis skills.
• Familiarity with modeling spacecraft thermal performance using Thermal Desktop and Sinda/Fluint.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Collect analysis inputs from stakeholders and responsible engineers from vehicle and hardware teams.
• Develop new or modified thermal analysis models to represent vehicle configuration and behavior.
• Create analysis cases to evaluate vehicle thermal performance in worst case conditions.
• Analyze component and assembly thermal performance using a broad spectrum of analysis techniques from classical hand calculations to Thermal Desktop models.
• Post process analysis results to draw engineering conclusions from output data.
• Author and publish analysis reports in various mediums to support engineering decision making.
• Generate and present design review content to subsystem, vehicle and business unit partners and customers.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Thermal engineering

Strong communication

Spacecraft analysis

Education

B.S. in mechanical or aerospace engineering

MS or PhD in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

Thermal Desktop

Sinda/Fluint

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Thermal Analysis Engineer for the MK1 Lunar Lander to own component, vehicle, and mission thermal analyses from launch through cis-lunar space and the lunar surface.

Responsibilities include collecting inputs, building and validating Thermal Desktop or Sinda/Fluint models, creating worst‑case scenarios, post‑processing data, and presenting design review content to partners and customers.