Blue Origin

Thermal Hardware Engineer - Lunar Permanence

Blue Origin$107K — $149K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering required
  • 3+ years of Thermal Engineering experience
  • Strong understanding of heat transfer and fluid systems
  • Familiarity with spacecraft hardware like heat exchangers and cold plates
  • Experience in hardware design, sizing, building, and testing
  • Basic knowledge of aerospace hardware verification and validation
  • Moderate experience with CAD software, preferably Creo

Responsibilities

  • Provide thermal hardware expertise to Lunar vehicle architectures
  • Develop thermal hardware for lunar landers
  • Drive designs through build, test, and verification
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals
  • Apply technical expertise and leadership to ensure quality designs
  • Ensure safe human spaceflight through innovative thermal solutions
  • Contribute to the mission of sustainable infrastructure for lunar transport

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability coverage
  • 401(k) plan with company match up to 5%
  • Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours/week
  • Up to four weeks paid time off annually, plus 14 company holidays
  • Education Support Program available
Full Job Description

Application close date:

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

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.

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 a key member of the Lunar Core Components Heat Transfer team, you will be applying your skills to providethermal hardware expertisetoourLunar vehiclearchitectures.

In this role you will contribute to a team of Thermal Engineers simultaneously developing groundbreaking thermal hardware for lunar landers and driving those designs through build, test, and verification. 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!

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
  • 3+ years of relevant Thermal Engineering experience
  • Strong grasp of heat transfer and fluid system fundamentals
  • Familiarity with heat exchangers, cold plates, and other common spacecraft hardware
  • Demonstrated experience designing, sizing, building, and testing hardware
  • Understanding of aerospace hardware verification and validation process
  • Moderate experience with CAD software; preferably Creo
  • Familiarity with computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation methods for component-level analysis
  • Demonstrated experience working in cross-functional teams to deliver results

Desired:

  • M.S. or PhD degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
  • 5+ years of relevant aerospace experience
  • Solid understanding of pumped fluid loop hardware such as pumps, cold plates, radiators, valves, heat exchangers, etc and semi-passive devices like sensors and heaters
  • Familiarity with relevant standards such as AS9100D, ASME, SAE, AWS and ANSI Y14.5 specifications
  • Experience solving a variety of thermal problems demonstrating breadth in application
  • Vendor technical management experience
  • Design for manufacturability and assembly experience is a plus
  • Experience developing component specifications
  • Demonstrated experience in CREO modeling and drawing creation
  • Familiarity with Thermal Desktop and Sinda/Fluint, including model validation and test correlation
  • Experience with CFD optimization of cold plates and heat exchangers
  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools experience

Special Mentions

  • Relocation provided
  • Travel expected up to 20% of the time

Base Pay Range for:

CA applicants is $107,136.00 - $149,990.40 CO applicants is $98,208.00 - $137,491.20 WA applicants is $107,136.00 - $149,990.40

Other site ranges may differ

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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

About Blue Origin

Blue Origin is an aerospace company that develops rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers. The company's products include the New Shepard suborbital vehicle and the New Glenn orbital rocket. Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos and is headquartered in Kent, Washington.
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