Thermal & Fluids Test Engineer II - Lunar Landers

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off and holidays

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Thermal/Fluids Test Engineer II to join the Lunar Transportation team in the Greater Seattle Area. You will support the Lunar Permanence Integration & Test team during development, acceptance, and qualification testing of flight hardware for the MK1 and MK2 Lunar Landers.

You will apply broad multi-disciplinary engineering knowledge (fluids, thermal, mechanical, electrical) to ensure safe, reliable spaceflight. Strong collaboration and safety focus are required.

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 2+ years of relevant testing experience including pumps, valves, thermal control elements, propulsion elements, sensors, pneumatic/hydraulic fluids, and/or piping.
• Solid understanding of pumped fluid loops and thermal hardware such as pressurized systems, actuators, heat exchangers, radiators.
• Experience with space vehicle component or subsystem testing including structural, vibe, acoustic, modal.
• Experience reading P&ID schematics/layout designs.
• Understand the Test Like You Fly assessment and exception process.
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills.
• Experience working collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment.
• Ability to support shift-work as needed to meet customer demands
• A strong safety record.

Responsibilities

• Apply direct experience to fluids and/or thermal component and subsystem test planning and execution, including development, qualification, acceptance, performance, and environmental testing.
• Execute test procedures and identify test events, needs and equipment.
• Apply experience with test facility instrumentation and Data Acquisition and Control Systems.
• Create and review Test Plans, Test Procedures, safety assessments, schematics, and other engineering artifacts.
• Design, procure, and install test support equipment; manage vendors and subcontractors during installation.
• Troubleshoot issues during testing and coordinate test crews and vehicle configurations.
• Enforce safety policies during test planning and operations; archive test data.
• Integrate fluids and thermal subsystems with overall vehicle test plans.

Skills

Fluids & Thermal testing

Test planning & execution

Data acquisition systems

Team collaboration

Documentation

Test Like You Fly

Education

BS in Aerospace Engineering

BS in Mechanical Engineering

BS in Chemical Engineering

Tools

P&ID schematics

MIL-STD-810

LabVIEW

MATLAB

3D CAD

NI hardware

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Thermal/Fluids Test Engineer II to join the Lunar Transportation team in the Greater Seattle Area. You will support the Lunar Permanence Integration & Test team during development, acceptance, and qualification testing of flight hardware for the MK1 and MK2 Lunar Landers.

You will apply broad multi-disciplinary engineering knowledge (fluids, thermal, mechanical, electrical) to ensure safe, reliable spaceflight. Strong collaboration and safety focus are required.