MK1 Vehicle Fluids Integrator III

Blue Origin; Washington; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance provided

Travel up to 20% of the time

Job summary

Blue Origin in the United States seeks a vehicle-level fluid systems engineer to own requirements, interfaces, budgets, and design parameters for the lander's pressurized systems. You will define and support integrated vehicle tests to prove readiness for flight, including thermal vacuum and leak testing.

As part of the Lunar Permanence team, you will collaborate with specialists and technicians to ensure cleanliness, oxygen compatibility, and successful integration across subsystems for lunar

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace fluids, propulsion, or thermal/fluid systems design, integration, or test.
• Experience developing, decomposing, and tracing requirements through verification.
• Experience defining test objectives or reviewing test procedures for pressurized fluid systems, including proof and leak testing.
• Experience interpreting test data to assess system and component performance.
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Maintain vehicle-level fluid system requirements and trace them through verification and validation.
• Define and manage integrated fluid interface control documents (ICDs) across vehicle subsystems, covering pressures, flow rates, and fluid media.
• Define and manage design parameters for the integrated fluid systems.
• Own and maintain the vehicle leak budget and budgets across subsystems.
• Own cleanliness and oxygen compatibility verification for fluid systems prior to integration.
• Define test objectives and success criteria for pressurized fluid systems and vehicle tests.
• Review test procedures and support test execution for thermal and fluid systems.

Skills

Aerospace fluids experience

Propulsion experience

Thermal/fluid systems design

Requirements traceability

Vehicle integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related field

Job description

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

Our first MK1 Lunar Lander, christened "Endurance," will be the largest and most complex vehicle ever to land on the moon. Our second MK1 will continue humanity's exploration of the Lunar south pole by delivering NASA's VIPER rover. Two more MK1 missions, awarded by NASA, will deliver Lunar Terrain Vehicles (LTVs) to the lunar surface as part of NASA's Moon Base program.

As part of a hardworking team of specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will be the vehicle-level integrator for MK1's fluid systems. You'll own the requirements, interfaces, budgets, and design parameters that tie the lander's pressurized systems together. You'll also define and support the integrated vehicle tests that prove those systems are ready to fly: thermal vacuum, tanking, fluids channelization, and proof and leak testing. Your work will directly shape a vehicle headed for the lunar surface.

Special Mentions

• Location: Seattle, WA or Space Coast, FL
• Relocation assistance is provided
• Travel expected up to 20% of the time

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Requirements, Interfaces, and Budgets

• Maintain vehicle-level fluid system requirements for assigned systems and trace them through verification and validation
• Define and manage integrated fluid interface control documents (ICDs) across vehicle subsystems, covering pressures, flow rates, and fluid media
• Define and manage design parameters for the integrated fluid systems
• Own and maintain the vehicle leak budget, making sure every contribution is tracked, dispositioned, and within acceptable limits. Manage pressure and fluid budget allocations across subsystems
• Own cleanliness and oxygen compatibility verification for fluid systems, making sure hardware meets required cleanliness levels and oxygen service requirements before integration

Integrated Vehicle Test

• Define proof, leak, and fluids channelization test scope and success criteria for pressurized fluid systems across the vehicle
• Own or support vehicle test scope for integrated vehicle tests involving thermal and fluid systems, including integrated vehicle thermal vacuum testing, tanking tests, fluids channelization tests, and proof and leak tests
• Define test objectives and success criteria in test matrices, traced to requirements, design parameters, budgets, and interfaces
• Review test procedures involving pressurized cryogenic and non-cryogenic fluid systems and support test execution

Data Analysis, Anomaly Resolution, and Collaboration

• Review and interpret test data to assess performance and health at the system and component level, and to anchor and validate analytical models
• Support test and operations by investigating root causes, driving corrective actions, and dispositioning non-conformances and event reports for thermal and fluid systems
• Work with internal stakeholders to define the requirements, dependencies, and resources needed to deliver integrated fluid systems and run the associated testing

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace fluids, propulsion, or thermal/fluid systems design, integration, or test
• Experience developing, decomposing, and tracing requirements through verification
• Experience defining test objectives or reviewing test procedures for pressurized fluid systems, including proof and leak testing
• Experience interpreting test data to assess system and component performance
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional