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Blue Origin · 14 hours ago

Sr. Spacecraft Thermal Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Greater Seattle Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$145K/yr - $203K/yr

10+ years exp

Blue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems for the benefit of Earth. The Sr. Spacecraft Thermal Engineer will contribute to the definition and development of spacecraft thermal control systems within a fast-paced environment, focusing on innovative solutions and technical leadership.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Drives the development of thermal systems including system architecture definition, thermal system modeling, component sizing, and design

Perform trade studies relating to selection of material and subsystem hardware

Perform hand calculations to screen concepts without detailed modeling and to sanity check finite element model results

Develop vehicle-level thermal models using SINDA/FLUINT with Thermal Desktop

Develop and maintain system analysis documentation

Perform steady state & transient thermal analysis of spacecraft thermal systems as well as tracking of system performance in ground ops, TVAC testing, launch, Earth orbit, and beyond Earth orbit environments

Provide thermal engineering leadership & support for the development of thermal vacuum (TVAC) test procedures, scripts and installation designs

Provide thermal engineering leadership & support for thermal hardware design, documentation (drawings and model based designs), procurement, planning, procedural & operations support of Spacecraft assembly, integration & test (AI&T) efforts

Support existing & development of thermal data analytics architecture (GitLab or similar)

Qualification

Thermal analysisThermal DesktopSINDA/FLUINTSpacecraft thermal systemsMechanical engineeringAerospace engineeringProgramming languagesThermal vacuum testingMaterial selectionThermal hardware designThermal data analyticsAttention to detailLeadership

Required

Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Solid understanding of thermal physics fundamentals

10+ years of relevant proven experience in design, analysis, and test of spacecraft thermal systems

Proficiency in thermal analysis, specifically in Thermal Desktop and Sinda/Fluint, including model validation and test correlation

Must be a U.S. citizen or national and hold a US security clearance

Experience in design, analysis, and testing of spacecraft thermal systems

Active Top Secret Security Clearance required

Preferred

M.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Lead the design, drawing release, fabrication and/or procurement, and installation of Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) blankets for LEO, GEO, and interplanetary spacecraft and spacecraft payloads

Hands-on experience with spacecraft thermal hardware installation processes

Experience solving a variety of thermal problems demonstrating breadth in analysis application

Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C/C++,etc)

Ability to perform trade studies relating to selection of material and subsystem hardware

Ability to perform hand calculations to screen concepts without detailed modeling and to sanity check finite element model results

Ability to develop vehicle-level thermal models using SINDA/FLUINT with Thermal Desktop

Ability to provide thermal engineering support for the development of thermal vacuum (TVAC) test procedures, scripts and installation designs

Ability to provide thermal engineering support for thermal hardware design, documentation (drawings and model based designs), procurement, planning, procedural & operations support of Spacecraft assembly, integration & test (AI&T) efforts

Support existing & development of thermal data analytics architecture (GitLab or similar)

Depth of experience in one or more of the following areas: Thermal Vacuum test planning and execution, Spacecraft/payload thermal analysis, Active or Passive Thermal Control Systems, Spacecraft Thermal hardware testing, Thermal hardware such as radiators, heaters, thermostats, pumps, valves, sensors, thermostats, heat pipes, ablative materials, sublimators, and/or phase change materials, Thermal design of Mechanical Ground Support Equipment, Spacecraft Thermal system on-orbit operations support