Senior Lunar Thermal Analyst

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 131,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match (up to 5%)

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid Time Off

14 company-paid holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Thermal Engineer to lead system-level transient thermal analysis for lunar transport vehicles across ground, launch, orbit, cis-lunar, and surface environments using Thermal Desktop. You will capture inputs, build models, run trade studies, and document results to inform design decisions.

You should have a BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering with 4–5 years of related experience, plus knowledge of Thermal Desktop and Sinda/Fluint; prefer MS and broader aerospace

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 4-5 years of relevant Thermal Engineering/Analysis experience.
• Solid understanding of thermal fundamentals.
• Demonstrated thermal analysis skills.
• Familiarity with modeling spacecraft thermal performance using Thermal Desktop and Sinda/Fluint.

Responsibilities

• Collect analysis inputs from stakeholders and responsible engineers.
• Develop new or modified thermal analysis models to represent vehicle configuration and behavior.
• Create analysis cases to evaluate vehicle thermal performance in worst case conditions.
• Check own work and correct errors independently.
• Post process analysis results to draw engineering conclusions from output data.
• Author and publish analysis reports in various mediums to support engineering decision making.
• Generate and present design review content to subsystem, vehicle and business unit partners and customers.
• Create work plans, document progress and report status to leads and managers.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Thermal Desktop

Sinda/Fluint

Python

C/C++

FORTRAN

Matlab

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

MS degree preferred

Tools

Thermal Desktop

Sinda/Fluint

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Thermal Engineer to lead system-level transient thermal analysis for lunar transport vehicles across ground, launch, orbit, cis-lunar, and surface environments using Thermal Desktop. You will capture inputs, build models, run trade studies, and document results to inform design decisions.

You should have a BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering with 4–5 years of related experience, plus knowledge of Thermal Desktop and Sinda/Fluint; prefer MS and broader aerospace