Senior Thermal & Fluids Engineer for Next-Gen Stage Two

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance (basic and supplemental

Paid parental leave

Short and long-term disability

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock Options

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA is seeking an experienced Thermal/Fluids Engineer to support stage two development. You will conduct thermal and fluids analysis, define hardware requirements, and generate models across flight phases.

The role emphasizes aerothermal and plume heating analyses, documentation, and collaboration with a small team to ensure safe, repeatable spaceflight. Requires BS in Mechanical/Aerospace and 5+ years in the field.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in thermal or thermodynamic analysis
• Experience with one or more fluid or thermal modeling tools is required (e.g., ANSYS Workbench, ANSYS Classic, SINDA/FLUINT, Thermal Desktop, etc.)
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thermal and fluids analysis to define performance and operations for upper-stage spaceflight systems, define hardware requirements, and resolve technical challenges
• Implement aerothermal, rocket plume heating, and natural environments across all phases of flight
• Generate and run thermal/fluids models to predict system performance across a wide range of environments
• Evaluate bounding thermal conditions against material and design capabilities
• Own the documentation and maintenance of analysis inputs, models, and results in reports and data books
• Support development and verification of component and vehicle thermal and fluid environments and performance requirements
• Support the systems through their full lifecycle, from conceptual design and configuration through flight operations and sustaining engineering

Skills

Thermal analysis

Fluids analysis

Aerothermal modeling

Documentation

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

ANSYS Workbench

ANSYS Classic

SINDA/FLUINT

Thermal Desktop

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA is seeking an experienced Thermal/Fluids Engineer to support stage two development. You will conduct thermal and fluids analysis, define hardware requirements, and generate models across flight phases.

The role emphasizes aerothermal and plume heating analyses, documentation, and collaboration with a small team to ensure safe, repeatable spaceflight. Requires BS in Mechanical/Aerospace and 5+ years in the field.