Pump Responsible Engineer III - Lunar Permanence

BLUE ORIGIN • Los Angeles, CA

6d • $110,938 - $169,432 • Onsite

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. We are looking for an experienced responsible or project pump engineer for our Lunar Lander for NASA’s Artemis mission to lead the design and development of clean sheet pumps for various water, coolant and propellant systems. The successful candidate will have designed, manufactured, and tested multiple electrically driven pumps for flight vehicles where cost and mass are critical factors. Bring your technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

• B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, or related technical subject area
• 5+ years of experience in complete pump design
• Professional experience designing several aspects of pumps such as impellers, diffusers, shafts, motors, and bearings in various fluids such as water, LOX, LH2, or LNG
• Demonstrated ability to oversee a pump development project through early sizing and trade studies, design, analysis, manufacturing, and delivery to customer
• Good verbal, written, and graphical communication skills with ability to directly collaborate with external parties including government and commercial entities
• Willingness to work on-site with occasional travel

Nice To Haves

• Experience in 3D CAD programs (Creo preferred) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools (ANSYS preferred)
• 7+ years of experience in pump design across most phases of the product life cycle
• Experience integrating pumps in space vehicle applications
• Experience working with high-speed submerged motors
• Experience in engineering analysis/support for disposition of Non-Conformance (NC)

Responsibilities

• As the owner of their cryogenic pump, the Responsible Engineer will lead the development, design, analysis, and testing of cryogenic pumps for Blue Origin lunar vehicles for some of the most advanced space vehicles. The position involves designing, analyzing, building, and testing cryogenic pumps, with key responsibilities including sizing components, performing mechanical design, and conducting structural and fluid analyses.
• Provide technical leadership to the team by advising on technical approaches and applying your experience to address our most challenging technical problems.
• Oversee manufacturing, assembly, and manage full hardware ownership throughout the product life cycle.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across motor design, bearings, fluids, thermal structure, manufacturing, and testing.
• Interface with production to ensure designs translate into affordable products.
• Manage the pump system life cycle, including definition, interfaces, detailed design, component development, assembly, verification, and operation.
• Work with internal and external suppliers, NASA, and National Team partners on lunar transportation and related programs that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth.

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.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.

What This Job Offers

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