Senior Spacecraft Thermal Analysis Engineer

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer to perform thermal analysis for the MK1 Lunar Lander, including component, vehicle, and mission analyses from launch to the lunar surface, primarily using Thermal Desktop.

Responsibilities include collecting inputs from stakeholders, developing models, creating analysis cases, post-processing results, publishing reports, presenting design reviews, and mentoring junior analysts.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of relevant Thermal Engineering/Analysis experience.
• Proven hands-on experience designing and analyzing thermal control systems within the space or aerospace industry.
• Senior-level understanding of heat transfer, fluid flow, and thermodynamic principles as applied to spacecraft thermal control.
• Proficiency with Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, and ANSYS Workbench.

Responsibilities

• Collect analysis inputs from stakeholders and responsible engineers from vehicle and hardware teams.
• 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.
• Analyze component and assembly thermal performance using a broad spectrum of analysis techniques from classical hand calculations to Thermal Desktop models.
• 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.
• Mentoring more junior thermal analysts

Skills

Heat transfer

Thermal analysis

Spacecraft thermal control

Communication

Mentoring

Education

B.S. in mechanical or aerospace engineering

8+ years thermal engineering (spaceflight)

Tools

Thermal Desktop

SINDA/FLUINT

ANSYS Workbench

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer to perform thermal analysis for the MK1 Lunar Lander, including component, vehicle, and mission analyses from launch to the lunar surface, primarily using Thermal Desktop.

Responsibilities include collecting inputs from stakeholders, developing models, creating analysis cases, post-processing results, publishing reports, presenting design reviews, and mentoring junior analysts.