Senior Thermal & Fluids Engineer — Next-Gen Stage 2

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a thermal/fluids analyst to support the New Glenn upper-stage development. You will perform analysis to shape thermal environments, define hardware requirements, and drive verification across all flight phases.

You will implement aerothermal heating and natural environments, develop models, and maintain analysis data and reports. Collaboration with a skilled team is essential as you contribute to safe, human spaceflight programs.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering required.
• 5+ years of thermal or thermodynamic analysis experience.
• Experience with fluid/thermal modeling tools (e.g., ANSYS Workbench, SINDA/FLUINT, Thermal Desktop).

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/fluids analysis

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

ANSYS Workbench

ANSYS Classic

SINDA/FLUINT

Thermal Desktop

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a thermal/fluids analyst to support the New Glenn upper-stage development. You will perform analysis to shape thermal environments, define hardware requirements, and drive verification across all flight phases.

You will implement aerothermal heating and natural environments, develop models, and maintain analysis data and reports. Collaboration with a skilled team is essential as you contribute to safe, human spaceflight programs.