Senior Fluids Systems Engineer - Moon Lander IPT Lead

Blue Origin; Seattle, Denver (WA, CO); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

Vision benefit

Life insurance (basic & supplemental)

Parental leave

Short & long-term disability

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Education Support Program

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Fluids Systems Engineer for the Lunar Permanence program in the Greater Seattle Area. You will apply your fluids, propulsion, and systems engineering expertise within the MK1 Fluids Systems Engineering team, leading subsystems, conducting trade studies, and supporting design integration.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and mentoring across full SE lifecycle, with a focus on safety, configuration management, and verification. U.S.

Qualifications

• Minimum a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a similar technical field.
• 8+ years of proven experience in fluids, propulsion, or aerospace systems.
• Experience with fluid/gas components (solenoid valves, directional valves, manifolds, regulators, pumps, pressure vessels, instrumentation).
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive multi-subsystem integration, and lead trade studies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven track record across the full SE development cycle (concept, requirements, design, analysis, integration, safety, configuration management, verification and test).
• Demonstrated technical mentoring within team and ability to provide technical direction.
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communications skills.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Work at significant technical depth on complex subsystems with no oversight as part of the Fluids and Propulsion IPT.
• Lead subsystem trade studies from early concept through approval and implementation.
• Tackle the range of Fluids Systems Engineer tasks including leading trade studies, component design/integration, 1st order analysis, and test support.
• Ensure timely updates and communication of subsystem level architecture diagrams, schematics.
• Integrate between fluids and propulsion subsystem and overall system level vehicle design, analysis, software, and operations.

Skills

Fluids engineering

Propulsion systems

Systems engineering

Trade studies

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Education

B.S. Mechanical or Aerospace engineering

Tools

Jira

Windchill

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Fluids Systems Engineer for the Lunar Permanence program in the Greater Seattle Area. You will apply your fluids, propulsion, and systems engineering expertise within the MK1 Fluids Systems Engineering team, leading subsystems, conducting trade studies, and supporting design integration.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and mentoring across full SE lifecycle, with a focus on safety, configuration management, and verification. U.S.