Fluids Engineer III

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 fluid systems design for the New Glenn launch vehicle.
• Implement aerothermal, rocket plume heating, and natural environments during all phases of flight.
• Own 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.
• 4 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

• Desired 6 or more years of experience and a MS degree.
• Demonstrated expertise with Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, FloCAD.
• Experience modeling launch vehicle systems.
• Experience with cryogenic systems.
• Knowledge of MATLAB.

Skills

Possession of the above qualifications and demonstrated ability to apply them effectively.

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.

Pay

Base Pay Range For CO applicants is $110,938.00 - $155,312.85 WA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20 Other Site Ranges May Differ

Schedule

Not specified