Fluids Engineer II

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

• Supports all aspects of thermal and fluid system design for various New Glenn spaceflight systems.
• Shares in the team’s impact on the systems through their entire lifetime from early conceptual design and configuration through flight operations and sustaining engineering.
• Conducts analysis intensive, primarily supportive of development and verification of launch vehicle component and vehicle thermal and fluid environments and performance requirements.
• Implements aerothermal, rocket plume heating, and natural environments during all phases of flight.
• Owns the documentation and maintenance of analysis inputs, models, and results in reports and data books.

Requirements

• Minimum of BS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 2 or more years of experience in the fields of thermal or thermodynamic analysis.
• Experience with one or more fluid or thermal modeling tools is required (e.g., ANSYS Workbench, ANSYS Classic, SINDA/FLUINT, Thermal Desktop, etc.).

Qualifications

• 4 or more years of experience and a MS degree preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise with Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, FloCAD.
• Experience modeling launch vehicle systems.
• Experience with cryogenic systems.
• Knowledge of MATLAB.

Skills

• Technical expertise.
• Leadership skills.
• Commitment to quality.

Benefits

• Base Pay Range: $90,934.00 - $127,307.25 for CO applicants, $99,201.00 - $138,880.35 for WA applicants.
• Other site ranges may differ.
• Culture statement: Passion for our mission and vision is required!
• Benefits include: 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%, and an Education Support Program.
• Bonus options available based on individual contributions and company results.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
• Stock options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week).
• Equal opportunity employer.

Pay

Base Pay Range: $90,934.00 - $127,307.25 for CO applicants, $99,201.00 - $138,880.35 for WA applicants. Other site ranges may differ.

Schedule

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