Principal Fluids Engineer

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.

About the role

As part of a small, hard-working, and accomplished team of experts, you will support all aspects of fluid systems design for the New Glenn launch vehicle. You will share in the team’s impact on the systems from early conceptual design and configuration through flight operations and sustaining engineering. The responsibilities of this position will be analysis intensive, supporting development and verification of component and vehicle-level fluid models. You will help develop fluid and thermal loads derived from CFD, first principles, literature, and/or experiment. You will be responsible for configuration development, detailed design, and verification activities. You will own the documentation and maintenance of analysis inputs, models, and results in reports and data books.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

• Minimum of BS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• 15 or more years of experience in the fields of fluids or thermodynamic analysis
• Demonstrated expertise with one or more fluid modeling tools: i.e. SINDA/FLUINT, Thermal Desktop
• Knowledge of MATLAB or similar scripting tools
• Experience analyzing booster and upper stage of rocket systems
• Experience reviewing and critiquing models and results developed by junior engineers
• Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Preferred Qualifications

• 20 or more years of experience and an MS or PhD degree
• Experience with FloCAD
• Experience analyzing cryogenic fluid systems
• Experience with commercial CFD for fluid systems
• Knowledge in the use of 3D CAD tools (CREO is preferred)

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
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for additional benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions and company results

Pay

• Base Pay Range for CO applicants: $160,618.00 - $224,864.85
• Base Pay Range for WA applicants: $169,624.00 - $237,473.25
• Other site ranges may differ

Background Check

• Standard Background Check for all positions
• Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if the role requires access to a military installation
• Additional requirements for drivers operating Commercial Motor Vehicles (e.g., Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification, Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements, hazardous materials transportation/shipping training)
• Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, including pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical, for certain roles