Senior Thermal Engineer for Space Antenna Systems

Blue Origin; Washington; Presencial; USD 131.000 - 183.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Descripción de la vacante

Blue Origin in Washington is seeking a Thermal Engineer to own the thermal design of our phased array antennas for satellite payloads and ground terminals. You will build transient thermal models and drive interface designs, margins, and verification plans to ensure reliable operation in vacuum and during bursts.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Mechanical/Aerospace/Physics and 5+ years in aerospace thermal engineering, with experience in thermal modeling tools.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 5+ years in thermal engineering for aerospace, RF systems, or high-power-density electronics.
• Spaceborne thermal design experience: vacuum, radiation heat transfer, flight hardware qualification.
• Strong grasp of phased array thermal challenges — dense front-end integration, high areal power density, and the coupling between junction temperature and RF efficiency.
• Proficiency with thermal modeling tools (Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, ANSYS Icepak, or equivalent).

Responsabilidades

• Own thermal architecture for satellite phased array payloads — RF front ends, beamforming ICs, power electronics.
• Build and run transient thermal models of dense multi-chip board stacks, from die junction out to structure and radiators.
• Drive the interface design that governs performance: mounting and preload, interface materials and bondlines, heat pipes, spreaders, thermal storage.
• Define the duty-cycle and operational limits the constellation flies to, working with operations and planning teams so thermal constraints show up as capacity rather than surprises.
• Run architecture-level trades and quantify what each buys in degrees, kilograms, and dollars per unit.

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related field

Herramientas

Thermal Desktop

SINDA/FLUINT

ANSYS Icepak

Descripción del empleo

Blue Origin in Washington is seeking a Thermal Engineer to own the thermal design of our phased array antennas for satellite payloads and ground terminals. You will build transient thermal models and drive interface designs, margins, and verification plans to ensure reliable operation in vacuum and during bursts.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Mechanical/Aerospace/Physics and 5+ years in aerospace thermal engineering, with experience in thermal modeling tools.