Lunar Fluids Engineer II

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're 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!

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're 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 pump fluids engineer for our Lunar Lander in support of NASA's Artemis mission. This role will support the development of pumps for various water, coolant, and propellant systems. The successful candidate will have been involved in the design, manufacturing, and testing of electrically driven pumps for flight vehicles where cost and mass are critical factors.

Bring your technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

* Engage in the entire design cycle of pumps including conceptual design, thermo-fluid modeling, structural layout and analysis, integration, test and mission support

* Collaborate with many internal stakeholders to define requirements, dependencies, and schedule needs associated with delivering pumps

* Lead team-based identification, decomposition, and estimation of work scope for full lifecycle pump hardware development

* Manage project schedule, resources, and cost - present status of effort, including risks, variances and recovery plans to program management

* Work to continuously improve the team processes and manage team assignments to move quickly while meeting human space flight standards

* Perform procurement, integration support, and discrepancy resolution

* Oversee component and subsystem level testing including test planning, test execution, data reduction, and analysis

* Create and modify drawings, specifications, and other documentation

* Support procurement activities to support vehicle build schedules

Qualifications:

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

* 3+ years of industry experience in detail design / development of aerospace or equivalent-type fluid systems and project management

* Strong knowledge of pumps

* Knowledge of fabrication, integration processes and quality control relative to pumps and machined components

* Working knowledge of materials and treatments

* Experience leading at least 1 multi-person development project, managing requirements, priorities, scope, schedule, cost, and communications

* Experience and ability to work independently on rapid development programs

Desired:

* Proficiency in 3D CAD programs (Creo Pro/E) and PLM (Windchill)

* Knowledge in the use of FEA analysis tools (ANSYS preferred)

* Experience with high pressure and cryogenic systems

* Experience with GD&T (ASME Y14.5)

Compensation Range for:

CA applicants is $99,201.00 - $
CO applicants is $90,934.00 - $
WA applicants is $99,201.00 - $

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

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