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Fluid Systems Engineer III – New Glenn
| Company | Blue Origin |
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| Location | Seattle, WA, USA |
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| Salary | $117498 – $164497.2 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent
- 5+ years of proven experience in the design of aerospace fluid or mechanical systems (Senior Career)
- Experience in 3D CAD programs (Creo preferred)
- Experience in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools to analyze pressurized systems and secondary structures (ANSYS preferred)
- Proficiency in crafting engineering drawings with GD&T (ASME Y14.5)
- Proven understanding of fluid components such as valves, tubing, and pressurized hardware
- 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.
- Solid understanding of fabrication, integration processes, and quality control techniques relevant to tubes, machined components, and welded hardware.
Responsibilities
- Work on the design, analysis, development, and qualification of pressurized liquid and gas systems on a reusable launch vehicle in extreme environments from cryogenic to hot gas temperatures.
- Share the team’s impact on all aspects of detailed mechanical design, requirements, layouts, analysis, component selection, modeling, drafting, manufacturing, and test definition.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent
- Experience designing systems with Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Methane in liquid and/or gaseous states
- Experience in system layout or component design for launch vehicles or ground cryogenic and pressure systems
- Experience with thermo-fluid solver applications Thermal Desktop (Sinda Fluint), AFT (Fathom/Arrow), Excel-based models, REFPROP
- Experience in basic fluid system analysis using hand calculations, not limited to software-based analysis
- Proven understanding of materials properties and treatments; preference for aerospace materials
- Hands-on experience building and testing mechanical assemblies or pressurized components/systems
- Experience in all phases of integrating routed fluid systems in-ground base or flight vehicle applications
- Experience in engineering analysis/support for disposition of Non-Conformance (NC) related to fluid components, machined parts, weldments, and electro-mechanical assemblies
