Engineer - Fluid Systems II

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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 supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

As part of a hardworking team of specialists, technicians, and engineers (use as appropriate), you will be responsible for leading the design, development, and testing of fluid systems for rockets! You will engage in all levels of the design cycle including conceptual design, requirements definition, thermo-fluid modeling, structural layout and analysis, integration, test and mission support. You will use creative thinking and novel manufacturing solutions to solve complex problems with various fluids systems which include high pressure gas, cryogenic propellant, post combustion product and highly stressed hardware.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design, deliver, and test routed fluid systems, combustion devices, and fluid control devices.
• Identify hardware solutions to meet mission requirements
• Work with fluid components (i.e. flow meters, instrumentation, valves, pumps etc)
• Work closely with other groups to ensure your systems work together, resolving issues with calculated risk
• Following design efforts, you will lead and participate in component and system level testing and data analysis
• Deliver completed designs using best draft practicing per ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards along with clear and well documented analysis reports
• Travel 25% - 50%

Minimum Qualifications:

• While possessing all the listed skills is beneficial, we value a hunger to learn and master your craft above all. If you share our commitment to excellence and are driven towards mastery, we invite you to join our team.
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering
• Strong application of first principles fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and materials
• 2+ years testing propulsion systems, high pressure gas systems, cryogenic fluids, or equivalent experience from aviation, automotive, or petro-chemical.
• Solid understanding of fluid test components such as flow meters, instrumentation, pumps and valves
• Experience troubleshooting fluids hardware
• Experience with data acquisition systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with design and analysis of routed fluid systems, combustion devices, or fluid control devices.
• Experience with rocket fluids systems
• Working knowledge of cryogenic material properties and testing
• Experience with CAD
• Working Knowledge of FEA and CFD.
• Experience with aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicles in the detail design of aerospace or equivalent type fluid systems and components
• Knowledge of fabrication, integration processes and quality control relative to tubes/piping and machined components

 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $99,201.00 - $138,880.35

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

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• Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check

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Benefits

• Benefits include:  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. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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