SLD Thermal Hardware Design Engineer III – Cold Plates and Heat Exchangers – Lunar Permanence
| Company | Blue Origin |
|---|---|
| Location | Seattle, WA, USA, Denver, CO, USA |
| Salary | $107707 – $164497 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
- 5 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
- 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
- Contribute to the definition and development of spacecraft thermal control systems
- Be responsible for thermal components from conception, through internal or external development, testing, and integration with the vehicle
- Work closely with the Thermal Analysis group within the Lunar Thermal integrated product team
- Develop component specifications, test plan/execution/reports, occasional thermal analysis, short/long term development plans, and make/buy decisions
- Apply technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight.
Preferred Qualifications
- M.S. or PhD degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
- 8 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