Thermal Analyst II

About the role

This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.

Responsibilities

• Generate conceptual designs for heat rejection systems.
• Perform design trades to inform product definition.
• Perform system and component level thermal analysis to verify product requirements.
• Evaluate and select appropriate analysis tools to find a balance between model fidelity and delivery timeline.
• Present analysis results to stakeholders and provide input to program schedule.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or other relevant fields.
• 2+ years of relevant experience in thermal design and analysis.
• Expertise in thermal analysis and heat transfer fundamentals.
• Familiarity with thermal analysis software (Ansys, Thermal Desktop).
• Experience developing models and post-processing using Matlab and Python.
• Familiarity with spacecraft thermal control systems and thermal environments in space.
• Familiarity working with mission design parameters to drive thermal control system requirements and design.
• Ability to effectively learn and apply novel technical concepts.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and challenges with other engineering disciplines to drive effective decisions.
• Experience working directly with system and design engineers.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.

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

• High level of ownership.
• Comfort with ambiguity.
• Ability to find a path forward.

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 $99,201.00 - $138,880.35 WA applicants is $99,201.00 - $138,880.35 Other Site Ranges May Differ

Schedule

Relocation provided