Spaceflight Fluid & Thermal Analysis Engineer

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin on Merritt Island seeks an experienced analyst to perform thermal and fluid analyses for spaceflight systems, defining hardware requirements and resolving complex challenges. You will own or support analyses from early concept through flight readiness, working with cross‑functional teams to verify requirements and support trade studies.

The role emphasizes MATLAB, thermal/fluids modeling, and experience with cryogenics and propulsion analysis.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform thermal and fluid analyses for spaceflight systems, deriving component and system requirements and sizing.
• Document and present analysis inputs, models, and results to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, design, and procurement to verify requirements and support trade studies.

Skills

MATLAB programming

Thermal-fluid analysis

Cryogenics & propulsion physics

Trade studies

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

MS or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Thermal Desktop

SINDA

FLUINT

Flow3D

CFD++

ANSYS Fluent

Simulink

Amesim

Python

C/C++

FORTRAN

Job description

Blue Origin on Merritt Island seeks an experienced analyst to perform thermal and fluid analyses for spaceflight systems, defining hardware requirements and resolving complex challenges. You will own or support analyses from early concept through flight readiness, working with cross‑functional teams to verify requirements and support trade studies.

The role emphasizes MATLAB, thermal/fluids modeling, and experience with cryogenics and propulsion analysis.