Hybrid Thermal Analysis Engineer III – Lunar Permanence

at BLUE ORIGIN

• Job title: Thermal Analysis Engineer III – Lunar Permanence
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $130,706 - $182,987 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Thermal Analysis Engineer III at Blue Origin developing thermal models and solutions for lunar landers. Collaborating with engineers to ensure safe human spaceflight and optimizing thermal design.

Responsibilities

• Build thermal models in Thermal Desktop based on system inputs from external teams
• Collect analysis inputs from stakeholders and responsible engineers
• Check own work and correct errors independently
• Post process analysis results to draw engineering conclusions from output data
• Identify non-compliances to thermal requirements and drive them to resolution
• Perform trade studies and optimizations of thermal design solutions and collaborate with external subsystems on the trade offs
• Author and publish analysis reports in various mediums to support engineering decision making
• Generate and present design review content to subsystem, vehicle and business unit partners and customers, including program gated reviews
• Create work plans, document progress and report status to leads and managers
• Lead and mentor early-career analysis engineers
• Collaborate and iterate on design with hardware Responsible Engineers to improve hardware design

Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 5 years of relevant Thermal Analysis experience
• Established understanding of heat transfer fundamentals in space environment
• Good understanding of common spacecraft thermal hardware
• Understanding of aerospace hardware verification and validation process
• M.S. or PhD degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering preferred
• 8 years of relevant Thermal Analysis experience preferred
• Strong understanding of pumped fluid loop hardware such as pumps, cold plates, radiators, valves, heat exchangers, etc
• Experience solving a variety of thermal problems demonstrating breadth in application
• Demonstrated experience in model correlation based on test results
• Expert in Thermal Desktop and Sinda/Fluint, including model validation and test correlation
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C/C++, FORTRAN, Matlab)

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
• Up to four (4) weeks paid time off per year
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays