Senior Heat Transfer Systems Engineer – Lunar Permanence

Senior Heat Transfer Systems Engineer – Lunar Permanence

Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or similar degree.
• 5+ years experience in Systems Engineering
• Experience with thermal components i.e., cold plates, heat exchangers, radiators, accumulators, pumps and valves.
• Experience working on highly engineered products in rapid development environment
• Understanding and passion for Systems Engineering principles and practices such as requirements definition, requirements traceability, functional decomposition, verification, and validation, creating and managing interface control document (ICD), configuration management, and systems engineering management plan (SEMP)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of 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.

Responsibilities

• Work at significant technical depth on complex subsystems with minimal oversight as part of the Heat Transfer Product Team (IPT)
• Use established professional expertise to understand and apply systems engineering fundamentals across the development cycle of systems including concept development, requirements, design, analysis, validation, integrations, safety, configuration management, verification, and test
• Understand and manage key Technical Performance Metrics for the system
• Support the development and execution of component and subsystem analysis and tests
• Coordinate plans for subsystem level verification test and analysis
• Spearhead the organization and aid in preparation efforts for reviews
• Ensure timely updates and communication of system level architecture diagrams, schematics
• Creatively guide the team to balance the objectives of a high velocity development program while meeting the intent of standard system engineering processes
• Tackle the diverse range of thermal design engineer tasks like leading trade studies, component design/integration, 1st order analysis, test support and supplier interface as the opportunities arise
• Mentor and educate junior Blue Origin employees on systems engineering processes and methods.

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical subject area
• 7+ years of experience in thermal design/fluids design/cryogenic systems experience
• Experience with requirements development/management tools (DOORS Next Gen, JAMA, etc)
• Previous customer facing roles with experience presenting to and directly interacting with customers