Senior Responsible Engineer - Lunar Valves

About the role

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. The goal is to build sustainable infrastructure for transporting crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

Responsibilities

• Specify valve types and applications, materials usage, and design for manufacturing (DFM)
• Perform mechanical, fluid, and/or electrical analysis of components and subsystems focused on fluid flow systems and chemical processes as related to valves
• Work effectively with a cross-disciplinary team of engineers and technicians to fabricate and test prototypes and produce results within defined schedule and budget constraints
• Conduct multiple analysis, design, and test activities simultaneously
• Work with suppliers to specify components as needed
• Engage in both early-stage, long-term development and near-term, flight program hardware design
• Evolve prototypes into flight-qualifiable hardware
• Transfer your knowledge and expertise to the next generation of valve designers, as well as mentor them
• Apply your technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field
• 8+ years of experience in valve and or mechanical+fluids component design
• Knowledge of propulsion and fluid system components (i.e. valves, regulators and pumps for space systems, propellants, and other fluids)
• Experience designing parts in CREO
• Ability to apply GD&T to create manufacturable, high performing component drawings
• Experience using design analysis tools such as ANSYS and Thermal Desktop to evaluate the performance of your designs
• Experience defining and supporting testing of your design, conducting data analysis and iterating your design
• 10+ years experience in designing and specifying valves
• Advanced Engineering degree
• Experience with static and non-linear FEA analysis (ANSYS)
• Exposure to development of high-reliability, radiation-tolerant, radiation-hardened flight hardware intended for prolonged exposure to extreme space environments
• Experience with component design such as valves, actuators, mechanisms
• Working knowledge of fabrication, integration processes, and quality control techniques relative to tubes, machined components, and welded hardware
• Working knowledge of aerospace materials and treatments
• Experience with preparing and executing test planning, test readiness reviews, and test conducting
• Experience with test facility instrumentation and Data Acquisition and Control Systems
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills
• Strong project management and team leadership skills
• Knowledge of ASME Y14.5 geometric dimensioning and tolerance

Desired

• 10+ years experience in designing and specifying valves
• Advanced Engineering degree
• Experience with static and non-linear FEA analysis (ANSYS)
• Exposure to development of high-reliability, radiation-tolerant, radiation-hardened flight hardware intended for prolonged exposure to extreme space environments
• Experience with component design such as valves, actuators, mechanisms
• Working knowledge of fabrication, integration processes, and quality control techniques relative to tubes, machined components, and welded hardware
• Working knowledge of aerospace materials and treatments
• Experience with preparing and executing test planning, test readiness reviews, and test conducting
• Experience with test facility instrumentation and Data Acquisition and Control Systems
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills
• Strong project management and team leadership skills
• Knowledge of ASME Y14.5 geometric dimensioning and tolerance