Sr. Thermal/Fluids Engineer - Lunar Permanence

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

• Direct and conduct component- and system-level thermal/fluid analyses and trade studies for cryocooler, heat exchanger, and test asset design optimization
• Effectively communicate analytical results and effects of design changes on component and system performance
• Review and interpret test data to assess performance and health both at the system and component level, and to anchor analytical models
• Lead execution and delivery of design, analysis, and data reviews/reports and technical scope therein
• Provide peer/technical reviews for thermal and fluid analyses conducted by ZBO/Lunar colleagues
• Lead and mentor early-career thermal/fluid analysts
• Create work plans, document progress, and report status to leads and managers
• Assist in developing test plans and procedures for component, subsystem, and integrated cryocooler testing in collaboration with ZBO and other Blue Origin test facilities
• Execute test procedures involving pressurized cryogenic and non-cryogenic fluid systems
• Ensure work is completed in accordance with Blue Origin policies and procedures

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in mechanical, civil, aerospace, or aeronautical engineering
• 7+ years’ experience with thermal/fluid system design, development, and analysis
• Experience in heat exchanger design, analysis, and/or test
• Strong command of heat transfer and fluid flow fundamentals
• Demonstrated thermal/Fluid FEA/CFD experience using Ansys, Thermal Desktop, or similar software
• Data-reduction and analysis experience
• Strong written and interpersonal skills
• Desire to take ownership of projects
• Strong personal commitment to safety
• Ability and desire to understand complex systems, investigate and solve challenging problems, and work in a dynamic environment

Qualifications

• Product-development experience from initial requirement definition through design, analysis, build, and test
• Experience with cryogenic fluid and insulation systems and thermal analyses thereof, including parasitic heat leak analysis
• Thermodynamic cycle analysis experience
• Experience creating MATLAB-based thermal/fluid analysis routines, including solvers
• Experience providing peer/technical review of thermal/fluid analyses and component designs
• Experience developing, writing, and updating system- and component-level requirements
• Project-management skills

Skills

• Heat transfer and fluid flow fundamentals
• Thermal/Fluid FEA/CFD experience using Ansys, Thermal Desktop, or similar software
• Data-reduction and analysis experience
• Written and interpersonal skills
• Command of complex systems and problem-solving
• Project management

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 CA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45 CO applicants is $144,179.00 - $201,849.90 WA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45 Other Site Ranges May Differ

Schedule

Not specified