Thermal Analyst Sr. - ACE

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. As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will contribute to the definition and development of spacecraft thermal control systems. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced and often uncertain environment, contributing to innovative solutions, while demonstrating personal leadership, technical competence, and attention to detail.

We are looking for system and/or component level analysts to advance the thermal systems of a spacecraft. For system level transient thermal analysis of spacecraft in ground, launch, Earth orbit, cis-lunar space, and lunar orbit using Thermal Desktop, typical tasks include capturing system inputs, performing system level trade studies, performing temperature and heat transfer predictions, and documenting results. For component level analysis, you will work with card level designers, system level thermal analysts, and systems engineers to ensure adequate temperature control of in-house and vendor procured electronic devices and assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Developing system-level thermal analysis models of spacecraft at varying levels of maturity and detail with minimal supervision
• Anchoring thermal predictions to test data
• Communicating and collaborating clearly and effectively with multiple teams both as a customer and provider of fluid and thermal data
• Documenting your work for future reference and later refinement
• Advocating for methods that will improve component and analysis performance and reliability

Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 8 years relevant Thermal Engineering/Analysis experience with Thermal Desktop
• Solid understanding of thermal fundamentals
• Demonstrated thermal analysis skills
• Familiarity with Thermal Desktop and Sinda/Fluint, including model validation and test correlation
• 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

• M.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 10 years of relevant aerospace experience
• Experience solving a variety of thermal problems demonstrating breadth in analysis application

Pay

• CO applicants: $133,500.00 - $186,898.95
• WA applicants: $145,188.00 - $203,263.20
• Other site ranges may differ

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

Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.