Senior Thermal & Fluids Engineer – Space Systems

blueorigin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an engineer to support the thermal and fluids design for its New Glenn upper-stage development. You will conduct analyses, develop models, and maintain documentation for thermal environments across flight phases.

Collaboration with a small team and handling development-to-flight verification are core aspects of the role. The ideal candidate has a BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 5+ years of thermal/thermodynamic analysis and hands-on experience with tools

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering; 5+ years in thermal/thermodynamic analysis.
• Experience with one or more thermal/fluids modeling tools such as ANSYS Workbench/Classic, SINDA/FLUINT, Thermal Desktop, etc.

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 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 through flight operations and sustaining engineering

Skills

Thermal analysis

Thermodynamics

Leadership

Education

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

MS degree (desired)

Tools

ANSYS Workbench

ANSYS Classic

SINDA/FLUINT

Thermal Desktop

FloCAD

MATLAB

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an engineer to support the thermal and fluids design for its New Glenn upper-stage development. You will conduct analyses, develop models, and maintain documentation for thermal environments across flight phases.

Collaboration with a small team and handling development-to-flight verification are core aspects of the role. The ideal candidate has a BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 5+ years of thermal/thermodynamic analysis and hands-on experience with tools