Fluid System Engineer II - Lunar Permanence

BLUE ORIGIN • West Melbourne, FL

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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. We are looking for a proven leader with experience in flight vehicle fluid systems to coordinate design, test, and support production of cryogenic helium systems for lunar vehicles and a launch vehicle upper stage. You will bring technical depth to a high-rate production environment, contributing to system integration, test program management and mission support, and tackling complex challenges involving high-pressure, cryogenic, and highly stressed hardware. We are looking for someone who thrives at the intersection of design, production, and problem-solving to apply their technical and business process expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact commercial spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field
• Proven experience with spacecraft or launch vehicle fluid system component design, analysis, or test
• Solid understanding of propulsion and fluid components such as metallic tanks, valves, and fittings
• Knowledge of fabrication, integration processes and quality control relative to tubes/piping and machined components
• Stress analysis experience using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) (ANSYS Mechanical preferred)
• Design experience using 3D CAD (Creo preferred), 2D and 3D drawings per ASME Y14.5 GD&T
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships
• Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in an engineering field
• Familiarity with weld, Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT), and fracture mechanics
• Experience with performing fracture analysis using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) (NASGRO preferred)
• Working knowledge of cryogenic hydrogen and oxygen systems
• Experience with computational fluid dynamics or thermal analysis software packages

Responsibilities

• Implement design, procurement, and production of cryogenic helium subsystems and associated components
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure your systems work together and meet requirements, resolving issues with calculated risk
• Drive design for manufacturability. Implement upgrades for flight hardware identified through root cause analysis, manufacturing, testing, flight, and cost reduction opportunities.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers and technicians to develop work instructions and disposition hardware nonconformances
• Build and manage project plans including cost, schedule and risk management to ensure timely delivery
• Oversee component and system level testing, verification, and data analysis as part of qualification and hardware acceptance

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level