Thermal Design Engineer II — Lunar Lander Hardware

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 20% of the time

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle is seeking a Thermal Engineer to join the Lunar Core Components Heat Transfer team. You will contribute to lunar lander thermal hardware, drive designs from conception through build, test, and verification, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure mission safety.

Required a B.S. in mechanical or aerospace engineering, 3+ years in thermal engineering, strong heat transfer knowledge, CAD Creo experience, and CFD methods. Relocation provided and travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 3+ years of relevant Thermal Engineering experience
• Strong grasp of heat transfer and fluid system fundamentals
• Familiarity with heat exchangers, cold plates, and other common spacecraft hardware
• Demonstrated experience designing, sizing, building, and testing hardware
• Understanding of aerospace hardware verification and validation process
• Moderate experience with CAD software; preferably Creo
• Familiarity with computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation methods for component-level analysis
• Demonstrated experience working in cross-functional teams to deliver results

Responsibilities

• In this role you will contribute to a team of Thermal Engineers simultaneously developing groundbreaking thermal hardware for lunar landers and driving those designs through build, test, and verification.
• We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight.
• Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Skills

Heat transfer

Fluid systems

Creo CAD

CFD methods

Hardware design

Cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

Creo

CFD software

Thermal Desktop

Sinda/Fluint

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle is seeking a Thermal Engineer to join the Lunar Core Components Heat Transfer team. You will contribute to lunar lander thermal hardware, drive designs from conception through build, test, and verification, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure mission safety.

Required a B.S. in mechanical or aerospace engineering, 3+ years in thermal engineering, strong heat transfer knowledge, CAD Creo experience, and CFD methods. Relocation provided and travel up to 20%.