Principal Thermal Engineer

Responsibilities

• Support the development and operations of New Glenn spaceflight systems
• Conduct thermal and fluid system design analysis for launch vehicle components
• Coordinate analysis questions from multiple teams and define analysis scope
• Implement aerothermal, rocket plume heating, and natural environments for all flight phases
• Document and maintain analysis inputs, models, and results in reports and data books

• Minimum of BS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• 15 or more years of experience in the fields of thermal or thermodynamic analysis
• Demonstrated expertise with one or more thermal/fluids modeling tools is required
• Experience reviewing and critiquing models and results developed by junior engineers
• 20 or more years of experience and an MS or PhD degree preferred
• Demonstrated expertise with Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, ANSYS Classic
• Experience analyzing booster and upper stage of rocket systems
• Experience analyzing cryogenic fluid systems
• Experience with insulation and TPS on launch and re‑entry vehicles
• Demonstrated expertise using MATLAB, Python and Git for automating workflow
• Knowledge in the use of 3D CAD tools (CREO is preferred)