Ground Systems Fluids Systems Design Engineer

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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!

Blue Origin is flying New Glenn on the Space Coast today and scoping the launch sites that will follow. Every one of those pads runs on a fluids backbone: cryogenic propellant storage and transfer high-pressure gas water deluge hydraulics purge and inerting environmental control. That backbone has to work on a freezing morning in a Florida thunderstorm and at T-zero. We need a design engineer with a couple of years under their belt who wants to own real subsystems on real pads alongside senior fluids engineers who actually want them in the room when decisions get made.

Were looking for someone who:

• Wants extreme ownership of the subsystems they draw
• Treats every walkdown and leak check as a chance to learn something the desk version cant show you
• Is comfortable making a first cut with incomplete information then refining as the picture clears
• Likes hard problems that dont come with instructions on how to solve
• Would rather ship the right answer than debate the perfect one

• Design and release cryogenic and high-pressure fluid systems from concept through detailed design analysis and hand-off to fabrication: tankage transfer lines vent and relief control valves panels manifolds and the structural supports that carry them
• Own P&IDs for assigned subsystems. Draft them run them through review maintain configuration through ECNs and reconcile against as-built
• Build flow-network and thermal models (AFT Fathom AFT Arrow GFSSP Thermal Desktop or equivalent) to size lines set valve trims and predict transient behavior during fill drain chill-down and emergency vent
• Perform pressure system calcs to ASME B31.3 and B31.12: hoop stress minimum wall relief sizing hydrotest planning. Document the work so the next engineer can pick it up cold
• Walk down installed hardware. Support leak checks blowdowns functional tests and first cold flow. Fold lessons back into the design instead of writing them into a memo nobody reads
• Coordinate across mechanical electrical controls structural and operations to keep the system buildable operable and safe. Push back at the interfaces when something doesnt add up
• Participate in PHA HAZOP and design reviews with data and a point of view not just attendance
• Support planning and execution of system-level tests. Analyze the data. Say what it means

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Aerospace Chemical or a related engineering discipline
• 2 years of professional experience in fluid or mechanical system design analysis or release
• Demonstrated experience producing P&IDs (not just reading them) and driving them through review and release
• Proficiency in at least one fluid network modeling or thermal analysis tool (AFT Fathom / Arrow GFSSP Sinda/Fluint Thermal Desktop or comparable)
• Working knowledge of fluid system components: valves regulators pumps fittings relief devices filters
• Willingness to spend real time in the field: site walks walkdowns leak checks integrated testing
• Strong communication: written verbal and the kind where you have to talk a technician or a vendor off a bad decision without burning the relationship
• Comfortable rapidly changing roles and priorities in a high-paced ambiguous environment
• Ability to obtain and maintain badging at government installations (Cape Canaveral SFS KSC)
• Ability to perform hands-on field work in heat cold rain tight quarters or at heights

• Masters degree in a relevant engineering field
• EIT certificate or actively pursuing PE
• Hands-on cryogenic experience (LN2 LOX LH2 LCH4): pressure testing cold-flow valve actuation under cryo insulation selection precision-cleaning oxygen service
• High-pressure gas system design (helium nitrogen hydrogen) or aerospace hydraulics
• Working ASME B31.3 (process piping) and/or B31.12 (hydrogen piping) exposure
• 3D CAD proficiency (Creo SolidWorks NX or similar) with configuration-controlled release experience
• Creo and Windchill on a configuration-controlled program
• Test instrumentation and data acquisition experience: pressure temperature flow strain high-speed and low-speed
• Precision cleaning specifications and material compatibility (oxygen-compat hydrogen-compat cryo-compat)
• Marine and coastal environment awareness: stainless selection coatings cathodic protection corrosion mitigation
• Prior background at an aerospace defense chemical process oil and gas semiconductor or power industry operator or EPC where high-pressure or cryogenic fluids were part of the daily job
• Familiarity with adjacent disciplines (controls electrical structural materials) sufficient to spot when something doesnt add up at the interface
• Owners-rep experience coordinating A/E or specialty contractors through design development and construction

Culture Statement

Dont meet all desired requirements Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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Benefits

• 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.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the companys intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the companys results or other factors at the companys sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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