We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

We are looking for a fluids design engineer designing the fluid systems for Lunar spacecraft. Work will include the complete life cycle of the system from definition, interfaces, conceptual design, detailed design, component development, assembly, verification, and operation. You will own your components from initial design to analyzing data from their landing on the moon!

You will understand and contribute to flight piping and instrumentation diagrams and schematics. You will design and perform 1st order analyses to verify your designs. You will work with suppliers or Blue Origin groups to identify and procure components. You will contribute to Lunar vehicle design in CAD by modeling valves, propulsion elements, sensors, piping, and other equipment in the flight vehicle. You will size, select material, and analyze piping and supporting structure for structural integrity due to pressure, vibration, fracture, fatigue, etc. You will manage suppliers and other support to procure, fabricate, and install flight hardware. You will create and manage the project plans for various hardware including cost and schedule.

Bring your technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

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 Permanence system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth.

Responsibilities:

• Fluids systems design and development, including developing specifications and procurement of components, designing of parts and assemblies in CAD, performing trade studies, and analysis of test data
• Interpreting and generating Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
• Design and/or create specifications for fluid components i.e., solenoid valves, directional valves, manifolds, regulators, pressure vessels and instrumentation
• Develop and maintain interface definitions between fluid systems and other vehicle subsystems
• Design and analyze custom components for fluid, thermal and structural applications
• Perform component verification of internally and externally sourced components to company standards
• Coordinate with other subsystem teams to ensure operability and fitment
• Good project management skills are necessary in this role to be successful including vendor management.

Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering field
• 2 years of experience in aerospace propulsion and fluid systems
• Experience in 3D CAD programs, drawing creation, piping applications, and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) programs (ANSYS Preferred).
• Experience performing flow and pressure calculations as well as structural and thermal analysis of fluid systems
• Experience handling large assemblies in CAD
• Knowledge of design for manufacturability for a variety of manufacturing methods (CNC machining, cold forming, welding, additive manufacturing)
• Knowledge of standard installation and fabrication methods of fluid systems (tube stock, fittings, connections, fasteners, welding, etc.)
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of team work and inclusion
• 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:

• Advanced degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering field
• Experience with cryogenic fluid
• Experience with additive manufacturing for end-use applications
• Experience qualifying components and systems for air or space flight
• Experience with Creo, Creo Piping and Windchill
• Knowledge of ASME Y14.5 geometric dimensioning and tolerance