Senior Spacecraft Thermal Analysis Engineer | Stock Options

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 144,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks an experienced Thermal Engineer to lead analysis for the MK1 Lunar Lander, covering components, vehicle, and mission environments from launch to lunar surface. You will develop Thermal Desktop models, run worst-case scenarios, and post-process results to guide design decisions.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in aerospace thermal engineering, hands-on experience with Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, and ANSYS, plus strong communication and mentoring skills for 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 (conduction, convection, radiation), fluid flow, and thermodynamic principles as applied to spacecraft thermal control systems.
• Solid understanding of spacecraft thermal control hardware including heaters, MLI blankets, thermal coatings, heat pipes, radiators, thermostats, and thermal isolators.
• Proficiency with industry-standard thermal analysis tools including Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, and ANSYS Workbench, including model development, validation, correlation, and uncertainty quantification.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships.

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

Thermal analysis

Heat transfer

Spacecraft thermal control

Thermal Desktop

SINDA/FLUINT

ANSYS Workbench

MATLAB

Python scripting

Communication

Mentoring

Education

B.S. in mechanical or aerospace engineering

M.S. or PhD in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

Thermal Desktop

SINDA/FLUINT

ANSYS Workbench

MATLAB

Job description

Blue Origin seeks an experienced Thermal Engineer to lead analysis for the MK1 Lunar Lander, covering components, vehicle, and mission environments from launch to lunar surface. You will develop Thermal Desktop models, run worst-case scenarios, and post-process results to guide design decisions.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in aerospace thermal engineering, hands-on experience with Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, and ANSYS, plus strong communication and mentoring skills for junior analysts.