Aerothermal Engineer II – New Glenn

About the role

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic design for various spaceflight systems.
• Share in the team’s impact on all aspects of the systems through their entire lifecycle from early conceptual design and configuration through flight operations and sustaining engineering.
• Be analysis intensive, primarily supporting development and verification of vehicle-level aerothermal and rocket plume models and loads.
• Develop and document aerothermodynamic models and databases for space launch and reentry vehicles using hand calculations, engineering methods, numerical methods, and detailed test methods.
• Derive space vehicle aerothermal environments.
• Use one or more aerothermal CFD modeling tools (LAURA, DPLR, FUN3D, US3D, etc.).
• Use CFD pre and post processing (Pointwise, Link3D, Ensight, Tecplot, etc.).
• Use scripting and programming languages for automation and data manipulation.
• Model rocket plume environments, both direct impingement and indirect heating.
• Use Link3D and US3D.
• Experience with Multiphysics simulations of hypersonic flows.
• Develop tool usage using MATLAB.
• Use 3D CAD tools (CREO).

Requirements

• BS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• 2+ years of experience in the fields of aerothermal or thermodynamic analysis
• Strong aerodynamic fundamentals and intuition through multiple flight regimes (subsonic, transonic, supersonic, hypersonic, free molecular flow)
• Proven experience deriving space vehicle aerothermal environments
• Proven experience with one or more aerothermal CFD modeling tools (LAURA, DPLR, FUN3D, US3D, etc.)
• Proven experience with CFD pre and post processing (Pointwise, Link3D, Ensight, Tecplot, etc.)
• Proven track record using scripting and programming languages for automation and data manipulation

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or higher degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• Experience modeling rocket plume environments, both direct impingement and indirect heating
• Experience using Link3D and US3D
• Experience in Multiphysics simulations of hypersonic flows
• Knowledge in the use of 3D CAD tools (CREO)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays

Culture Statement

We are dedicated to building an authentic workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We believe that a diverse and inclusive environment drives innovation and success. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is reflected in our hiring practices and our efforts to foster a culture of trust, equality, and teamwork.