Fluid and Propulsion Design Engineer III – Human Rated Crewed Lunar Lander Verified today
About the role
This role is part of Blue Origin's Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Moon landers. You will design and build portions of the fluids and propulsion systems for the MK2 Crew Lander, including tubing and mounting hardware. Your work includes full ownership of CAD models and coordinating analysis and manufacturing development efforts through the complete life cycle of the system from conceptual design, detailed design, component development, assembly, verification, and operation.
You will apply engineering techniques to design, install, modify, analyze, repair and test fluid systems. You'll develop and release engineering artifacts across the development cycle to support hardware fabrication, assembly, verification, test and operations.
Responsibilities
- Generate CAD models for hypergolic and/or helium fluid system hardware
- Generate model based design for engineering artifact release
- Lead design for manufacturability efforts for fluid component assemblies
- Work with supply chain to procure hardware and manage vendor deliverables
- Define and implement supporting hardware such as heaters, instrumentation, mounts, and valves
- Perform basic structural analysis on fluid system hardware
Required qualifications
- B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field
- 7 or more years of experience designing hypergolic and/or helium system tubes and fluid components
- Experience generating 3D models and drawings in Creo for complex fluid hardware
- Professional experience specifying fluid fittings and mounts
- Experience performing structural hand calculations and analysis with tools such as ANSYS
- Experience interpreting Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
- Expertise in ASME Y14.5 geometric dimensioning and tolerance
- Experience with static and non-linear FEA analysis (ANSYS)
- 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
Desired qualifications
- Experience with ProEngineer/Creo, Windchill, and ProPiping
- Knowledge of standard installation and fabrication methods of metallic structures
Compensation
Base pay range for CA and WA applicants: $121,023.00 to $169,432.20. Other site ranges may differ.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, 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 all regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
- Paid time off: up to four weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Bonuses may be available based on role type and job level
Blue Origin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.