Level II Fluids Engineer, Glenn Stage 2 Mid/Fwd
Blue Origin · Greater Seattle Area · 4 days ago
On-siteEngineering$99k–$139k/yrFull-time
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
- Design and analyze pressurized and flowing fluid systems from concept through production
- Understand and integrate pumps, valves, fittings, and instrumentation into a broader system
- Design and release tube routing layouts for complex aerospace applications
- Ensure safe design, operation, and test of pressurized and/or cryogenic system and components, including but not limited to hazard analysis, and failure modes analysis
- Perform trade studies and create technical drawings and specifications
- Support integration, testing, and troubleshooting of fluid/structure systems
- Interface with manufacturing, quality, and other engineering disciplines
- Ensure compliance with company standards for pressurized hardware, pressure vessel codes and/or industry or company standards for pressurized hardware
- Mentor junior engineers
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
- 2-5 years relevant design experience
- Experience with design and analysis of pressurized and flowing fluid systems
- Experience with component selection for fluid system applications
- Demonstrated experience with tube routing
- Knowledge and application of pressure system safety principles including hazard analysis
- Proficiency with CAD software (ProE, NX, CATIA, or SolidWorks)
Qualifications
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
Skills
- Experience with cryogenic component or system design, analysis, and testing
- Propulsion system design and integration experience
- CFD analysis using tools such as ANSYS Fluent or similar
- High-pressure gas system design (>3000 psi)
- System modeling using tools like ThermalDesktop, FluidFlow, AFT Fathom, or similar
- Knowledge and application of industry standards for pressurized hardware (AIAA S080/81, KSC-SPEC-Z-0008, ASME B31.3, or similar)
- Experience with additive manufacturing for fluid components
Benefits
- Base Pay Range For WA applicants is $99,201.00 - $138,880.35
- Other Site Ranges May Differ
- Culture Statement
- 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.
- 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.
- Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.
- Please check with your recruiter for more details.
Pay
Base Pay Range For WA applicants is $99,201.00 - $138,880.35
Schedule
Not specified