Senior Thermal & Fluids Engineer - Spaceflight

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Senior Thermal/Fluid Engineer to support upper-stage development and to verify thermal and fluid environments across all flight phases. You will implement aerothermal, rocket plume heating, and natural environments, and maintain analysis inputs and results in reports and databooks.

The role requires a BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 5+ years in thermal analysis, plus experience with ANSYS Workbench, SINDA/FLUINT, Thermal Desktop, and

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 (e.g., ANSYS Workbench, ANSYS Classic, SINDA/FLUINT, Thermal Desktop, etc.).
• U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thermal and fluids analysis to define performance and operations for upper-stage spaceflight systems.
• 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.
• 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

Fluid analysis

ANSYS Workbench

SINDA/FLUINT

Thermal Desktop

FloCAD

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

MS degree (desired)

Tools

ANSYS Workbench

ANSYS Classic

SINDA/FLUINT

Thermal Desktop

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Senior Thermal/Fluid Engineer to support upper-stage development and to verify thermal and fluid environments across all flight phases. You will implement aerothermal, rocket plume heating, and natural environments, and maintain analysis inputs and results in reports and databooks.

The role requires a BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 5+ years in thermal analysis, plus experience with ANSYS Workbench, SINDA/FLUINT, Thermal Desktop, and