Senior Fluids Systems Valve Design Engineer

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Parental leave

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC seeks an experienced valve engineering lead to design, analyze, and qualify flight-critical valve assemblies for the New Glenn program. You will guide cross-functional teams through development, testing, and post-flight serviceability with emphasis on safety and reliability.

The role requires deep expertise in cryogenic/high-pressure actuation, RCCA, and 3D CAD/FEA tools; senior leadership and mentoring are essential. WA-based on-site work with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 12+ years designing fluid, mechanical, or electro-mechanical systems for aerospace or similar high-reliability applications.
• Lead Engineer/RE/Technical Authority for delivered flight hardware.
• Deep expertise in valve actuation, dynamic/static sealing, cryogenic/high-pressure regimes.
• Experience in RCCA/FRB and qualification test campaigns (vibration, thermal vacuum, life cycle).
• Proficiency in Creo, ANSYS, and GD&T per ASME Y14.5.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead and design authority for flight-critical valve assemblies across the full product lifecycle.
• Architect and analyze complex valve mechanisms for cryogenic and high-pressure regimes.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams through fabrication, installation, and testing with suppliers and milestones.
• Drive integrated project delivery, baselines, schedules, verification, and risk burndown.
• Lead anomaly investigations, MRB dispositions, and RCCA for test/flight hardware failures.
• Mentor engineers and define design standards and qualification methodologies.

Skills

Lead Engineer/Technical Authority

Valve actuation

Cryogenic/high-pressure sealing

RCCA/FRB investigations

Creo 3D CAD

ANSYS FEA

GD&T (ASME Y14.5)

Project leadership

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Creo

ANSYS

GD&T (ASME Y14.5)

Thermal Desktop / Sinda Fluint

Excel-based models

Job description

Blue Origin LLC seeks an experienced valve engineering lead to design, analyze, and qualify flight-critical valve assemblies for the New Glenn program. You will guide cross-functional teams through development, testing, and post-flight serviceability with emphasis on safety and reliability.

The role requires deep expertise in cryogenic/high-pressure actuation, RCCA, and 3D CAD/FEA tools; senior leadership and mentoring are essential. WA-based on-site work with competitive benefits.