Lunar Lander Thermal Analysis Engineer II

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 98,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Thermal Engineer for the MK1 Lunar Lander program within the Lunar Permanence unit. You will perform thermal analyses across launch to lunar surface environments, primarily using Thermal Desktop, and collaborate with vehicle and hardware teams to ensure safe, reliable performance.

The role requires a BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering with 2+ years in thermal engineering, plus skills in Thermal Desktop, Sinda/Fluint, and programming.

Qualifications

• B.S. 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 and maintain 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

Communication

Problem solving

Education

B.S. in mechanical or aerospace engineering

MS/PhD in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

Thermal Desktop

Sinda/Fluint

Python

MATLAB

FORTRAN

C/C++

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Thermal Engineer for the MK1 Lunar Lander program within the Lunar Permanence unit. You will perform thermal analyses across launch to lunar surface environments, primarily using Thermal Desktop, and collaborate with vehicle and hardware teams to ensure safe, reliable performance.

The role requires a BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering with 2+ years in thermal engineering, plus skills in Thermal Desktop, Sinda/Fluint, and programming.