Sr. Liquid System Responsible Engineer IV Lunar Permanence

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At Blue Origin we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. Were working to develop reusable safe and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety collaboration and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

We are looking for a cryogenic propellant management device responsible engineer. Work will include the complete life cycle of the system from clean sheet conceptual definition detailed design development assembly verification and operation. You will own your components from initial design to analyzing data from their landing on the moon! You will define requirements 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 size select material and analyze these components for structural integrity due to pressure vibration fracture fatigue etc. You will create and manage the project plans for various hardware including cost and schedule. You will mentor early career engineers and perform technical peer reviews. 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. Playing a key role in developing the cryogenic systems that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Designing propellant management devices for human rated flight
• Performing fluid and structural analysis in support of your designs
• Coordinating design for manufacturability efforts for advanced fluid hardware
• Working with cross-functional teams to execute on your designs

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Aerospace or related field
• 8 years of experience designing cryogenic fluid components preferably in space industry
• Have experience in leading major technical trades like space vehicle architecture design P&ID creation major vehicle trade studies.
• Significant experience in design and analysis of complex micro-gravity hardware like PMD (Propellant Management Devices) or LAD (Liquid Acquisition Devices)
• Experience in using Surface Evolver creating geometries and analyzing them
• Expertise in design and verification of the cryogenics hardware by Test writing Test plans and executing test and evaluation of the test data
• Be able to create multiphase cryogenics tools in MATLAB/Python
• Serve as the technical mentor to other members strong hands-on experience and ability to coach the team through challenging technical problems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in thermal modeling tool SINDA/FLUINT or Thermal Desktop is preferred
• Previous technical lead experience is a plus.
• Experience in Propulsion Budget development of space vehicle going through mission timeline is a plus
• Experience with modeling propulsion/cryogenic fluids management (storage transfer phase change)
• Knowledge of other tools including MATLAB Simulink Amesim
• Successful candidates typically have 10 to 40 years of relevant proven experience
• Active/passive Thermal/Pressure Control System/component design
• Advanced Engineering degree
• Experience with static and non-linear FEA analysis (ANSYS)
• Knowledge of ASME Y14.5 geometric dimensioning and tolerance

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• Benefits include: Medical dental vision basic and supplemental life insurance paid parental leave short and long-term disability 401(k) with a company match of up to 5% and an Education Support Program.

• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

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