GS1 9E Stage Fluids System Responsible Engineer

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

• Work on the design, analysis, development, and qualification of pressurized liquid and gas systems on a reusable launch vehicle in extreme environments from cryogenic to hot gas temperatures.
• Share the team’s impact on all aspects of detailed mechanical design, requirements, layouts, analysis, component selection, modeling, drafting, manufacturing, and test definition.
• Apply your technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight.

Requirements

• Proven skills in mechanical design, fluid/thermal analysis, structural analysis, material selection, manufacturing processes, engineering release, component/system development testing, and vendor management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent
• 10+ years of proven experience in the design of aerospace fluid or mechanical systems (Senior Career)
• Experience in 3D CAD programs (Creo preferred)
• Experience in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools to analyze pressurized systems and secondary structures (ANSYS preferred)
• Proficiency in crafting engineering drawings with GD&T (ASME Y14.5)
• Solid understanding of fluid components such as valves, tubing, and pressurized hardware
• Solid understanding of fabrication, integration processes, and quality control techniques relevant to tubes, machined components, and welded hardware

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent
• Experience designing systems with Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Methane in liquid and/or gaseous states
• Experience in system layout or component design for launch vehicles or ground cryogenic and pressure systems
• Experience with thermo-fluid solver applications Thermal Desktop (Sinda Fluint), AFT (Fathom/Arrow), Excel-based models, REFPROP
• Proven understanding of materials properties and treatments; preference for aerospace materials
• Hands-on experience building and testing mechanical assemblies or pressurized components/systems
• Experience in all phases of integrating routed fluid systems in-ground base or flight vehicle applications
• Experience in engineering analysis/support for disposition of Non-Conformance (NC) related to fluid components, machined parts, weldments, and electro-mechanical assemblies

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