Fluids Systems Engineer III
About The Position
At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! 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 hardworking team of engineers, you will work on the design, analysis, development and qualification of propellant systems on a re-usable launch vehicle. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of detailed mechanical design, requirements, layouts, structural analysis, component selection, modeling, drafting, manufacturing and test definition. To be successful in this position you will have proven skills in mechanical design, structural analysis, aerospace material selection, manufacturing processes, engineering release and vendor management. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent
- 5+ years of proven experience in the design of fluid systems
- Experience in 3D CAD programs (Creo preferred)
- Solid understanding of fluid components such as valves, bellows, tubing, and other pressurized hardware
- Experience in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools to analyze pressurized systems and secondary structures (ANSYS preferred)
- Proficiency in crafting engineering drawings with GD&T (ASME Y14.5)
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent
- Experience designing internally pressurized gimbal type expansion joints and flex hoses
- Experience designing systems with RP-1, Oxygen, Peroxide and Nitrogen in liquid and/or gaseous states
- Proven understanding of aerospace materials and treatments
- Solid understanding of fabrication, integration processes, and quality control techniques relevant to tubes, machined components, and welded hardware
- Experience with thermo-fluid solver applications Thermal Desktop (Sinda Fluint), AFT (Fathom/Arrow), Excel based models, REFPROP
Responsibilities
- design, analysis, development and qualification of propellant systems on a re-usable launch vehicle
- detailed mechanical design, requirements, layouts, structural analysis, component selection, modeling, drafting, manufacturing and test definition
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 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
Senior
