Spacecraft Thermal Analysis Engineer II

Blue Origin LLC; Washington; On-site; USD 107,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin in Washington state seeks a thermal analysis engineer to support the MK1 Lunar Lander. You will collect inputs from stakeholders, create and modify thermal models, & evaluate vehicle performance under worst‑case conditions, using Thermal Desktop and related tools to inform design decisions.

Requires a BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering, 2+ years in thermal analysis, and strong written/verbal communication.

Qualifications

• BS degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or equivalent.
• 2+ years of relevant Thermal Engineering/Analysis experience.
• Experience in thermal and fluid design fundamentals.
• Demonstrated thermal analysis skills.
• Familiarity with modeling spacecraft thermal performance using Thermal Desktop and Sinda/Fluint.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Collect analysis inputs from stakeholders and responsible engineers from vehicle and hardware teams.
• Develop new or modified thermal analysis models to represent vehicle configuration and behavior.
• Create analysis cases to evaluate vehicle thermal performance in worst case conditions.
• Analyze component and assembly thermal performance using a broad spectrum of analysis techniques from classical hand calculations to Thermal Desktop models.
• Post process analysis results to draw engineering conclusions from output data.
• Author and publish analysis reports in various mediums to support engineering decision making.
• Generate and present design review content to subsystem, vehicle and business unit partners and customers.

Skills

2+ years thermal engineering

Thermal design fundamentals

Thermal analysis skills

Thermal Desktop & Sinda/Fluint

Communication skills

Trust and relationship building

Education

BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering

MS or PhD in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

Thermal Desktop

Sinda/Fluint

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

Job description

Blue Origin in Washington state seeks a thermal analysis engineer to support the MK1 Lunar Lander. You will collect inputs from stakeholders, create and modify thermal models, & evaluate vehicle performance under worst‑case conditions, using Thermal Desktop and related tools to inform design decisions.

Requires a BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering, 2+ years in thermal analysis, and strong written/verbal communication.