Spaceflight Fluids Engineer: Design & Analysis

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 99,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a mechanical engineer to develop and test fluid systems for the New Glenn program. You will design fluid components, route subsystems, model flows, and create P&ID and CAD drawings, contributing to safe, cost-effective spaceflight hardware.

Responsibilities include performing FEA, running fluid analyses, and developing test plans while collaborating with cross-functional teams across manufacturing and suppliers.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in an aerospace propulsion or fluid subject area.
• Experience with 3D CAD programs Creo (Preferred), CATIA V5, SolidWorks, AutoDesk or other industry standard software.
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools to analyze pressurized systems and secondary structures (ANSYS preferred).
• Experience with REFPROP, SINDA/FLUINT and Thermal Desktop or other fluid modeling software.
• Experience with analysis/calculations of flow through components or systems.
• Knowledge of propulsion and fluid system components (i.e. valves, regulators, pressure vessels).
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Design fluid component hardware to meet cost, performance, and schedule constraints with guidance from senior engineers.
• Design and route fluid subsystems (i.e., pressurization, pneumatics, coolant, propellant utilization).
• Work with fluid components (i.e., solenoid valves, pneumatic valves, regulators, pressure vessels and instrumentation).
• Execute research, configuration development, and trade studies to meet performance, schedule, and cost targets.
• Create CAD models, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), detail part drawings, assemblies, installations, and interface control documents.
• Perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
• Perform fluid system modeling and analysis.
• Create test plans, specifications, and other documentation for the development and production of flight hardware.
• Subsystem test planning, execution, data reduction and analysis, and test data review.
• Apply documented, repeatable processes to customer solutions.
• Proactively engage with manufacturing and have regular floor presence during critical build phases.
• Identify and elevate design or manufacturing issues immediately.
• Contribute to visual project status indicators (activity schedule, budget and technical status) for team transparency.
• Work with multi-functional teams that are responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and suppliers to produce world-class aerospace hardware.
• Support team in meeting customer-driven schedules.
• Support multiple concurrent projects with sustainable pace.

Skills

Creo

CATIA V5

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

ANSYS

REFPROP/SINDA/FLUINT

Thermal Desktop

Fluid systems

US citizen / lawful U.S. work status

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace, or related field

B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field

Tools

P&ID drafting tools

FEA tools (ANSYS)

Thermal/Fluid modeling tools

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a mechanical engineer to develop and test fluid systems for the New Glenn program. You will design fluid components, route subsystems, model flows, and create P&ID and CAD drawings, contributing to safe, cost-effective spaceflight hardware.

Responsibilities include performing FEA, running fluid analyses, and developing test plans while collaborating with cross-functional teams across manufacturing and suppliers.