SLD Thermal Hardware Engineer - Cold Plates and Heat Exchangers (Early Career)

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 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 NASA and our National Team Partners as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program. You will play a key role in developing the Lunar Transportation system that will return humans to the Moon. We are looking for Engineers to be responsible for thermal components from conception, through internal or external development, testing, and integration with the vehicle. You will be part of the Thermal Hardware group for multiple generations of landers, which works closely with the Thermal Analysis group within the Lunar Thermal integrated product team. Inputs to your work will include subsystem specifications, mission environments, and design and construction standards. Outputs will include component specifications, test plan/execution/reports, occasional thermal analysis, short/long term development plans, and make/buy decisions.

Contribute to a team of Thermal Engineers and Analysts simultaneously developing groundbreaking lunar landers. 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

• 1-2 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

• 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

• 2 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

• Demonstrated experience developing component specifications

• 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 (ANSYS preferred) experience

 

Compensation Range for:

CA applicants is $78,943.00-$110,519.85;CO applicants is $72,364.00-$101,309.25;WA applicants is $78,943.00-$110,519.85

Other site ranges may differ

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