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Fluids Analyst III - Lunar Permanence

Blue Origin · Greater Seattle Area · 1 wk ago
On-siteBusiness Development$121k–$169k/yrFull-time

About the role

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. The goal is to build sustainable infrastructure for transporting crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain transient fluids simulation models of the gas subsystem using Thermal Desktop FloCAD and Sinda/Fluint
  • Provide strategic guidance on hardware optimization, mission operations, and control logic
  • Lead trade studies across Gas Subsystem and neighboring subsystems
  • Define requirements and plan verification testing to validate hardware performance in relevant environments
  • Drive design iteration through data-informed feedback and optimization

Requirements

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of thermal/fluids analysis experience
  • Proficiency in Thermal Desktop FloCAD and Sinda/Fluint with strong FORTRAN user-logic skills
  • Deep understanding of Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, and Thermodynamics
  • Hands-on experience with first-order and Excel-level fluids calculations

Qualifications

  • Advanced Engineering degree
  • Prior spacecraft fluid systems experience
  • CFD expertise (ANSYS Fluent, FLOW3D)
  • Fluid network analysis tools (AFT Arrow/Fathom)
  • Experience with cryogenic, two-phase, and gaseous fluid systems
  • Hydrogen and oxygen systems background
  • Process automation scripting skills (VBA, MATLAB, Python, FORTRAN)

Skills

  • Thermal/fluids analysis
  • Fluid mechanics
  • Heat transfer
  • Thermodynamics
  • Simulation modeling
  • Trade studies
  • Verification testing
  • Design iteration

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision coverage
  • 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

Pay

$121,023.00 - $169,432.20 for WA applicants

Schedule

Not specified

Benefits

  • 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

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