Thermal Hardware Engineer III - 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

• Responsible for thermal components from conception through development, testing, and integration.
• Support internal or external development of thermal components.
• Part of the thermal hardware group for multiple generations of lunar landers.
• Collaborate closely with the thermal analysis group within the Lunar Thermal Integrated Product Team.
• Work with subsystem specifications, mission environments, and design and construction standards.
• Produce outputs including component specifications, test plans, test execution reports, and test reports.
• Occasionally perform thermal analysis.
• Develop short-term and long-term development plans.
• Make decisions on make or buy for thermal components.

Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or equivalent on-the-job experience in the spacecraft design industry.
• 3-5 years of relevant Thermal Engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience building and testing hardware.
• Understanding of aerospace hardware verification and validation process.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships.

Qualifications

• M.S. or PhD degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering (preferred).
• 8 years of relevant aerospace experience (preferred).
• Familiarity with common spacecraft thermal hardware (preferred).
• Solid understanding of passive thermal control hardware such as conventional and cryogenic multilayer insulation, temperature sensors, and patch heaters (preferred).
• Experience solving a variety of thermal problems demonstrating breadth in application (preferred).
• Vendor technical management experience (preferred).
• Familiarity with Thermal Desktop and Sinda/Fluint, including model validation and test correlation (preferred).

Skills

Passion for our mission and vision is required!

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 $130,706.00 - $182,987.70 CO applicants is $119,814.00 - $167,738.55 WA applicants is $130,706.00 - $182,987.70 Other Site Ranges May Differ

Schedule

Not specified