Manager, Fluids Analysis

Blue Origin • Denver, FL

6h

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 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 the Fluids Analysis Manager, you will be responsible for a team of analysts providing technical guidance for vehicle analysis, hardware design, and operations across our fluids and propulsion system. This role is an integral part of the Blue Origin MK1 Lunar Lander program, where our focus is to deliver cargo to the moon. You will be responsible for the complete employee experience, including hiring, performance management, training, and providing tools for career development. You will help improve technical processes, requirements and tool development as well as provide day-to-day direction. You will apply expertise in fluids and thermal analysis to guide system design, component design, and propulsion. You will validate and quantify uncertainty in analysis models using literature and test data and mature internal tools and methodologies for predicting fluids behavior across pre-launch, in-space, and landing. You will provide direct technical support to define, scope, and schedule required analyses to support program execution. You will ensure analysis fidelity is appropriate for each phase of development and perform thermal-fluid calculations for fluid systems using: hand calculations, custom scripts and simple programs, network solvers and CFD models. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise and leadership skills to positively support our efforts to build the road to space. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Chemical, or Physics preferred)
• 5+ years of aerospace industry or related field experience, or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team of engineers in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated commitment to developing engineering talent, including coaching, mentoring, and creating growth opportunities for team members
• Deep technical fundamentals in propulsion, fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and/or combustion
• Experience modeling fluids and propulsion components including solenoid valves, directional valves, manifolds, regulators, pumps, engines, thrusters, feedlines, pressure vessels, and instrumentation
• Demonstrated mentoring and technical leadership skills
• Experience performing 1D modeling and/or CFD of compressible and incompressible flow using hand calculations or fluid network analysis tools (e.g. Thermal Desktop, Fluent, GFSSP, FloCAD, or equivalent)

Nice To Haves

• Engineering M.S.
• 2+ years of people leadership experience with 8+ direct reports
• 5+ years of cryogenic propulsion systems especially hydrogen and oxygen systems
• Experience with analyses for complex vehicle problems including: propellant management, dynamics, thermal stratification, and multiphase flow
• Prior spacecraft fluid systems experience

Responsibilities

• Responsible for a team of analysts providing technical guidance for vehicle analysis, hardware design, and operations across our fluids and propulsion system.
• Responsible for the complete employee experience, including hiring, performance management, training, and providing tools for career development.
• Help improve technical processes, requirements and tool development as well as provide day-to-day direction.
• Apply expertise in fluids and thermal analysis to guide system design, component design, and propulsion.
• Validate and quantify uncertainty in analysis models using literature and test data and mature internal tools and methodologies for predicting fluids behavior across pre-launch, in-space, and landing.
• Provide direct technical support to define, scope, and schedule required analyses to support program execution.
• Ensure analysis fidelity is appropriate for each phase of development and perform thermal-fluid calculations for fluid systems using: hand calculations, custom scripts and simple programs, network solvers and CFD models.

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%, and an 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, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

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