Senior Spacecraft Thermal Engineer

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 134,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a thermal analyst/engineer to contribute to spacecraft thermal control systems across ground, flight, and orbital environments. You will perform system- and component-level thermal analyses using Thermal Desktop and related tools, anchoring predictions to data and collaborating with design teams to ensure temperature control of electronics and assemblies.

Join a mission-driven team that values leadership, technical excellence, and attention to detail as we advance safe

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 8 year relevant Thermal Engineering/Analysis experience with Thermal Desktop
• Solid understanding of thermal fundamentals
• Demonstrated thermal analysis skills
• Familiarity with Thermal Desktop and Sinda/Fluint, including model validation and test correlation
• M.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 10 years of relevant aerospace experience
• Experience solving a variety of thermal problems demonstrating breadth in analysis application

Responsibilities

• Developing system-level thermal analysis models of spacecraft at varying levels of maturity and detail with minimal supervision
• Anchoring thermal predictions to test data
• Communicating and collaborating clearly and effectively with multiple teams both as a customer and provider of fluid and thermal data
• Documenting your work for future reference and later refinement
• Advocating for methods that will improve component and analysis performance and reliability

Skills

Thermal analysis

Thermal modeling

Engineering fundamentals

System-level analysis

Education

BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering

MS in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

Thermal Desktop

Sinda/Fluint

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a thermal analyst/engineer to contribute to spacecraft thermal control systems across ground, flight, and orbital environments. You will perform system- and component-level thermal analyses using Thermal Desktop and related tools, anchoring predictions to data and collaborating with design teams to ensure temperature control of electronics and assemblies.

Join a mission-driven team that values leadership, technical excellence, and attention to detail as we advance safe