Lunar Permanence - Mk2 - Fluid System Analyst
About The Position
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. As part of a hardworking team of analysts, you will conduct thermal and fluids analysis to define the performance and operations for various spaceflight systems, define hardware requirement and resolve technical challenges. We are looking for thermal/fluids engineers from intermediate to senior as we expand our portfolio of space vehicles. You will take ownership or support analysis tasks of a complex fluid system by conducting 1D-3D thermal and fluids analysis and contribute to our product life cycle process from early conceptual design through completion of the flight mission. Analysis team contributes to deriving component requirements, system test requirements, and system sizing and analyze flight or ground process. You will be responsible for documentation and maintenance of analysis inputs, models, and presenting results to stakeholders.
Requirements
- Minimum of BS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- More than 4-year of direct experience on Space applications
- Fluids & Propulsion analysis experience
- Strong MATLAB programming skill is required
- Strong understanding of thermal and fluid mechanics of cryogenics, hypergolics, and compressibles with relevant experience preferably in space industry
- Experience with Thermal Desktop/SINDA/FLUINT
- Have experience in running technical propulsion system trade studies
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with modeling propulsion/cryogenic fluids management (storage, transfer, phase change,...)
- Experience with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) (Flow3D, CFD++, ANSYS Fluent)
- Knowledge of other tools including MATLAB, Simulink, Amesim
- Relevant proven experience in design and analysis of aerospace thermal systems
- Advanced graduate degrees (Masters or PhD)
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python, C/C++, FORTRAN)
- Active/passive Thermal/Pressure Control System/component design
Responsibilities
- Conduct thermal and fluids analysis to define the performance and operations for various spaceflight systems.
- Define hardware requirements and resolve technical challenges.
- Take ownership or support analysis tasks of a complex fluid system by conducting 1D-3D thermal and fluids analysis.
- Contribute to our product life cycle process from early conceptual design through completion of the flight mission.
- Derive component requirements, system test requirements, and system sizing.
- Analyze flight or ground processes.
- Responsible for documentation and maintenance of analysis inputs, models, and presenting results to stakeholders.
- Work closely with other cross-functional teams as needed (e.g., systems engineers to develop and verify requirements, Design team to support sizing and trade studies, procurement to choose the best supplier).
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
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
