Senior CFD Analyst – Propulsion & Turbomachinery

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 10%

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC seeks a CFD Analyst III in the Greater Seattle Area to design, analyze, and optimize engine components and turbomachinery using high-fidelity CFD models.

You will derive boundary conditions for downstream FE analyses, collaborate with thermal and structural teams, and anchor CFD predictions to test data across steady-state and transient operating conditions. Relocation is provided; travel up to 10% is possible.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of industry CFD experience for combustion systems or turbomachinery.
• Proficiency with CFD codes (ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS CFX, Star-CCM+, OpenFOAM).
• Strong fundamentals in fluid mechanics and heat transfer.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and maintain CFD models to predict thermal environments and loads on combustion devices and turbomachinery.
• Generate high-fidelity flow, temperature, and thermal gradient predictions for design and life assessments.
• Anchor CFD predictions to engine/test data and support downstream FEA analyses.
• Collaborate with thermal and structural analysts to translate CFD loads into models.

Skills

CFD analysis

ANSYS Fluent

ANSYS CFX

Star-CCM+

OpenFOAM

Boundary conditions

Python/MATLAB scripting

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

ANSYS Fluent

ANSYS CFX

Star-CCM+

OpenFOAM

Job description

Blue Origin LLC seeks a CFD Analyst III in the Greater Seattle Area to design, analyze, and optimize engine components and turbomachinery using high-fidelity CFD models.

You will derive boundary conditions for downstream FE analyses, collaborate with thermal and structural teams, and anchor CFD predictions to test data across steady-state and transient operating conditions. Relocation is provided; travel up to 10% is possible.