Senior Thermal Engineer
About The Position
At Blue Origin, this role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle designed to carry people and payloads. As part of a small engineering and analysis team, the Senior Thermal Engineer supports thermal and fluid system design across New Glenn spaceflight systems throughout their lifecycle, from concept and configuration through flight operations and sustaining engineering. The role is analysis-intensive and includes integrating customer-provided payload thermal models and generating thermal predictions for payloads and the payload compartment during launch and ascent, while supporting analyses across all phases of flight. The engineer applies aerothermal, radiative, and natural environments to integrated vehicle thermal models. Serving as the focal point for thermal analysis requests from customers and internal teams, the role defines analysis scope, assumptions, and deliverables, and provides integrated analyses that inform design, verification, and mission decisions. The engineer builds, maintains, and configuration-manages integrated thermal models, inputs, and results; documents analyses in formal reports and data books; reviews and critiques models and results from other engineers; and mentors junior team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
- At least 5 years of experience in thermal or thermodynamic analysis.
- Demonstrated expertise with Thermal Desktop and SINDA/FLUINT.
- Demonstrated experience developing integrated thermal models of space or launch vehicles.
- Experience reviewing and critiquing models and results developed by junior engineers.
- 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
- Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
- At least 10 years of experience in thermal or thermodynamic analysis.
- Demonstrated expertise with ANSYS Mechanical APDL.
- Experience analyzing satellites, spacecraft, and/or launch vehicle upper-stage systems.
- Experience with payload integration, including payload thermal model exchange and interface requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to automate analysis workflows using MATLAB and/or Python, with Git for version control.
- Working knowledge of 3D CAD tools; Creo is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Support thermal and fluid system design across New Glenn spaceflight systems throughout the system lifecycle.
- Integrate customer-provided payload thermal models and generate thermal predictions for payloads and the payload compartment during launch and ascent.
- Support thermal analysis across all phases of flight, applying aerothermal, radiative, and natural environments to integrated vehicle thermal models.
- Act as the focal point for thermal analysis requests from customers and internal teams.
- Define analysis scope, assumptions, and deliverables, and deliver integrated thermal analyses that inform design, verification, and mission decisions.
- Build, maintain, and configuration-manage integrated thermal models, inputs, and results.
- Document analyses in formal reports and data books.
- Review and critique models and results produced by other engineers.
- Mentor junior team members.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Basic and supplemental life insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- 401(k) with company match of up to 5%.
- Education Support Program.
- Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
- Paid time off of up to four weeks per year based on scheduled weekly hours.
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on company policy and discretion.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
