Senior Fluid Systems Engineer – Spaceflight

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 99,201 - 138,880; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in the Greater Seattle Area seeks a Fluid System Engineer II to lead design, procurement, and production of reaction control fluid subsystems for a launch vehicle upper stage. You will coordinate with cross-functional teams, drive manufacturability, and implement lifecycle upgrades through root-cause analysis, testing, and cost reduction.

The role requires a BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering, hands-on experience with spacecraft fluid systems, and proficiency in Creo,

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience with spacecraft or launch vehicle fluid system component design, analysis, or test.
• Solid understanding of propulsion and fluid components such as valves, nozzles, and fittings.
• Knowledge of fabrication, integration processes and quality control relative to tubes/piping and machined components.
• Design experience using 3D CAD (Creo preferred), 2D and 3D drawings per ASME Y14.5 GD&T along with detailed analysis reports using Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Implement design, procurement, and production of reaction control fluid subsystems and associated components.
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure your systems work together and meet requirements, resolving issues with calculated risk.
• Drive design for manufacturability. Implement upgrades for flight hardware identified through root cause analysis, manufacturing, testing, flight, and cost reduction opportunities.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers and technicians to develop work instructions and disposition hardware nonconformances.
• Build and manage project plans including cost, schedule and risk management to ensure timely delivery.
• Oversee component and system level testing, verification, and data analysis as part of qualification and hardware acceptance.

Skills

Fluid system design

Propulsion knowledge

3D CAD Creo

ASME Y14.5 GD&T

Finite Element Analysis

Manufacturing processes

Education

B.S. in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in the Greater Seattle Area seeks a Fluid System Engineer II to lead design, procurement, and production of reaction control fluid subsystems for a launch vehicle upper stage. You will coordinate with cross-functional teams, drive manufacturability, and implement lifecycle upgrades through root-cause analysis, testing, and cost reduction.

The role requires a BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering, hands-on experience with spacecraft fluid systems, and proficiency in Creo,