Thermal Engineer II - 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. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. We are a team of collaborators, doers, and problem solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing and production support for your hardware
• Provide technical guidance for integration
• Apply practical approaches to hardware fabrication and cost impacts
• Create test plans, specifications, and other documentation for the development of flight hardware
• Plan, coordinate, conduct tests, and review test data
• Maintain and report on activity schedule, budget and technical status

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 3 years of relevant Thermal Engineering or Mechanical Engineering experience
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software
• Demonstrated experience assembling and testing hardware
• Understanding of aerospace hardware verification and validation process
• Familiarity with common spacecraft Active Thermal Control hardware such as fittings, tubing, working fluids, heat exchangers and valves
• Experience with CAD software; preferably Creo

Preferred Skills And Experience

• M.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 5 years of relevant aerospace experience
• Ability to rapidly apply structural mechanics principles and development designs using hand calculations and finite element analysis
• Experience in designing, building, and testing fluid routing systems
• Design for manufacturability and for fluid loop hardware
• Material properties testing experience
• Solid understanding of pumped fluid loop hardware such as tubing, cold plates, radiators, valves, and heat exchangers
• Familiarity with analysis codes: Nastran, ANSYS, Optistruct, Abaqus, HyperMesh, Hypersizer
• Professional experience applying GD&T per ASME Y14.5
• Ability to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment, including frequent interactions with other engineers, managers, and program leadership
• Highly self-motivated with strong organizational and written/oral communication skills – able to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment

Pay

Base Pay Range
For CO applicants is $98,208.00 – $137,491.20
WA applicants is $107,136.00 – $149,990.40
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