Senior Aerodynamics Engineer — Spaceflight Systems

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 110,938 - 155,312; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin is advancing human spaceflight by developing reusable space vehicles and systems. The role supports aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic design for New Glenn, spanning conceptual design to flight operations and sustaining engineering.

You will build models, run simulations, and analyze data to inform design decisions across phases of a space launch vehicle lifecycle. A BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and strong CFD/scripting skills are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of BS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 4+ years of experience with space vehicle aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, or flight mechanics.
• Strong aerodynamic fundamentals and intuition through multiple flight regimes.
• Demonstrated experience with aerodynamic model development.
• Demonstrated experience with automation and data manipulation using scripting and programming languages.
• Proven experience with CFD workflow from CAD through pre-processing, running and post processing.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident or otherwise lawfully admitted into the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Develop aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic models and databases for space launch and reentry vehicles.
• Model flight mechanics/dynamics using hand calculations, engineering methods, numerical methods, and test methods.
• Construct analytical models to represent internal flow phenomena within tanks, diffusers, and fluids networks.

Skills

Aerodynamics fundamentals

Automation & scripting

CFD workflow

CFD solvers CFD++/US3D/Flow-3D

Pre/post-processing tools

Matlab/Python/C/C++

Wind tunnel & flight testing support

Analytical modeling

Flight mechanics knowledge

Education

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

MS or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Link3D

Pointwise

Ensight

Tecplot

Paraview

Job description

Blue Origin is advancing human spaceflight by developing reusable space vehicles and systems. The role supports aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic design for New Glenn, spanning conceptual design to flight operations and sustaining engineering.

You will build models, run simulations, and analyze data to inform design decisions across phases of a space launch vehicle lifecycle. A BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and strong CFD/scripting skills are required.