MK1 Fluids Analyst III - Lunar Permanence

Blue Origin•Los Angeles, WA

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. At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. To this end, our first MK1 Lunar Lander christened “Endurance” will be the largest and most complex vehicle ever to land on the moon. Our second MK1 will continue humanity’s exploration of the Lunar south pole by delivering NASA’s VIPER rover. As part of a hardworking team of diverse analysts, you will conduct thermal and fluids analysis to define the performance and operations within the MK1 Fluids subsystem and resolve technical challenges. The selected candidate will work within the MK1 Fluids team supporting analysis efforts through the complete development lifecycle from design through build, test, and integration. Typical tasks include capturing system inputs, validating models based on vehicle and component test data, constructing and vetting analysis models, performing system level trade studies, documenting results, and presenting results to stakeholders.

Requirements

Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
4-5 years of relevant thermal/fluids analysis experience
Deep understanding of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and Thermodynamics fundamentals
Experience with thermo-fluids 0D-1D modeling using Thermal Desktop Sinda/Fluint
Experience with cryogenic, two-phase, and/or gaseous fluid systems
Proven track record validating thermo-fluid models, from concept through test validation
Experience anchoring fluid analysis models to test data
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

M.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
8 years of relevant aerospace experience
Prior spacecraft fluid systems experience
Hydrogen and oxygen systems background
Process automation scripting skills (VBA, MATLAB, Python, FORTRAN)
Experience utilizing Jira and Windchill
Experience with modeling propulsion, gaseous, and cryogenic fluids management
Experience modeling fluids and propulsion components including solenoid valves, directional valves, manifolds, regulators, pumps, thrusters, feedlines, pressure vessels, and instrumentation

Responsibilities

Collect analysis inputs from stakeholders and responsible engineers
Develop new or modify existing thermo-fluid analysis models to represent vehicle configuration and behavior
Post process analysis results to draw engineering conclusions from output data
Author and publish analysis reports in Windchill to support engineering decision making
Generate and present design review and trade study content to subsystem, vehicle and business unit partners and customers
Anchoring thermo-fluid analysis models to component and vehicle test data