Aerodynamics Engineer III – New Glenn

BLUE ORIGIN•Huntsville, AL

1d•$110,938 - $169,432

About The Position

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable. As part of a small, hard-working, and accomplished team of experts, you will support all aspects of aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic design for both atmospheric and transitions to/from atmospheric flight for various spaceflight systems. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of the systems through their entire lifecycle from early conceptual design and configuration through flight operations and sustaining engineering. You will be responsible for the development of aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic models and databases for space launch and reentry vehicles as well as modeling the corresponding flight mechanics/dynamics using hand calculations, engineering methods, numerical methods, and detailed test methods. Among the other responsibilities of this position are constructing analytical models to represent internal flow phenomena within tanks, diffusers, and fluids networks. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

Minimum of BS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
4+ years of experience with space vehicle aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, or flight mechanics
Strong aerodynamic fundamentals and intuition through multiple fight regimes (subsonic, transonic, supersonic, hypersonic, free molecular flow)
Strong technical solving skills
Demonstrated experience with aerodynamic model development
Demonstrated experience with automation and data manipulation using scripting and programming languages
Proven experience with CFD workflow from CAD through pre-processing, running and post processing
Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Nice To Haves

MS or higher degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
Experience in launch, spacecraft, and reentry systems
Proven experience with CFD solvers CFD++, US3D, DAC, Flow-3D and pre/post-processing tools, Link3D, Pointwise, Ensight, Tecplot, Paraview
Experience generating aerodynamic loads
Experience modeling high altitude plumes
Experience supporting wind tunnel testing, flight testing, including data reduction and post-flight data analysis
Experience with aerodynamic tool development using MATLAB, Python, C/C++

Responsibilities

Support all aspects of aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic design for both atmospheric and transitions to/from atmospheric flight for various spaceflight systems.
Share in the team’s impact on all aspects of the systems through their entire lifecycle from early conceptual design and configuration through flight operations and sustaining engineering.
Develop aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic models and databases for space launch and reentry vehicles.
Model corresponding flight mechanics/dynamics using hand calculations, engineering methods, numerical methods, and detailed test methods.
Construct analytical models to represent internal flow phenomena within tanks, diffusers, and fluids networks.