Senior Spaceflight Aerodynamics Engineer

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 121,023 - 169,432; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Education support program

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks an experienced aerodynamics/aerothermodynamics engineer to support the development and operations of New Glenn. You will build models and databases for aerospace systems, and translate concepts into flight-credible analyses using hand calculations, numerical methods, and CFD tools.

You will contribute to the full lifecycle from conceptual design to flight operations and sustaining engineering, with emphasis on high-fidelity analyses, verification, and data-driven decision

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 4+ years of experience with space vehicle aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, or flight mechanics.
• Strong aerodynamic fundamentals and intuition through multiple flight regimes (subsonic, transonic, supersonic, hypersonic, free molecular flow).
• Demonstrated experience with aerodynamic model development.
• Demonstrated experience with automation and data manipulation using scripting and programming languages.
• Proven experience with CFD workflow from CAD through pre-processing, running and post processing.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Develop aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic models and databases for space launch and reentry vehicles.
• Model flight mechanics/dynamics using hand calculations, engineering methods, and numerical methods.
• Construct analytical models of internal flow phenomena within tanks, diffusers, and fluids networks.
• Support all aspects of aerodynamic design for atmospheric and transitional flight phases.
• Collaborate with a small, skilled team to ensure safe human spaceflight.

Skills

Space vehicle aerodynamics

Aerothermodynamics

Flight mechanics

Automation & scripting

CFD workflow

CFD tools experience

MATLAB / Python / C/C++

Education

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

MS or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CFD++

US3D

DAC

Flow-3D

Link3D

Pointwise

Ensight

Tecplot

Paraview

Job description

Blue Origin seeks an experienced aerodynamics/aerothermodynamics engineer to support the development and operations of New Glenn. You will build models and databases for aerospace systems, and translate concepts into flight-credible analyses using hand calculations, numerical methods, and CFD tools.

You will contribute to the full lifecycle from conceptual design to flight operations and sustaining engineering, with emphasis on high-fidelity analyses, verification, and data-driven decision