Thermal Analyst III - Lunar Permanence

BLUE ORIGIN • Los Angeles, CA

1d • $110,938 - $169,432

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. As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will contribute to the definition and development of spacecraft thermal control systems. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced and often uncertain environment, contributing to innovative solutions, while demonstrating personal leadership, technical competence, and attention to detail. You will work directly with vehicle design team as part of the Human Landing System (HLS). You will play a key role in developing the Lunar Transportation system that will return humans to the Moon, this time to stay. The Thermal Analysis Engineer III works within the Thermal Subsystem Team. You will be responsible for performing and leading vehicle and module level thermal analysis tasks and delivering related products. This person will work closely with the thermal hardware designers and across all other vehicle subsystems to ensure successful execution of the Thermal Subsystem in the larger spacecraft and mission. Contribute to a team of Thermal Engineers simultaneously developing groundbreaking lunar vehicles. 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

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 5 years of relevant thermal analysis experience of space vehicles or similar products
• Demonstrated command of heat transfer fundamentals in space environment
• Strong understanding of spacecraft design fundamentals and cross-subsystem interactions
• Familiarity with common spacecraft thermal hardware
• Strong understanding of numerical methods and finite-difference/element solutions

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience in thermal model reduction
• Demonstrated experience in vehicle or module level test correlation
• Ability to identify the simplest analysis tool to address a given thermal problem
• Experience solving a variety of thermal problems demonstrating breadth in application
• Demonstrated experience automating Thermal Desktop / SINDA processes through the use of OpenTD

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, review and deliver high quality thermal analysis products to inform the sizing and performance of module or vehicle level assemblies.
• Provide high level thermal insight to integrated trade and configuration studies
• Contribute to thermal analysis reports deliverable to NASA
• Review an approve the analysis of junior thermal engineers
• Develop automation schemes to improve analysis cycle times and accuracy through the use of conventional and GenAI tool sets
• Practice rigorous model revision control using GITLAB

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: Mid Level