Fluid System Design Engineer IV

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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!

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 supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

We are a team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

In this role you will use your experience designing flight vehicle fluid systems to act as a System Responsible Engineer, coordinating design and supporting production of reaction control systems for a launch vehicle upper stage. You will bring technical depth to a high-rate production environment, contributing to system integration, test program management and mission support, and tackling complex challenges involving high-pressure, cryogenic, and highly stressed hardware.

We are looking for someone who thrives at the intersection of design, production, and problem-solving to apply their technical and business process expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact commercial spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

• Implement design, procurement, and production of reaction control fluid subsystems and associated components
• Own design and engineering of reaction control systems, including design modifications, nonconformance disposition, and flight justification.
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure your systems work together and meet requirements, resolving issues with calculated risk.
• Drive design for manufacturability. Implement upgrades for flight hardware identified through root cause analysis, manufacturing, testing, flight, and cost reduction opportunities.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers and technicians to develop work instructions and disposition hardware nonconformances.
• Build and manage project plans including cost, schedule and risk management to ensure timely delivery.
• Oversee component and system level testing, verification, and data analysis as part of qualification and hardware acceptance.

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years experience with spacecraft or launch vehicle fluid system component design, analysis, or test.
• Solid understanding of propulsion and fluid components such as valves, nozzles, and fittings.
• Experience with design and manufacturing of hypergolic propellant and propulsion systems.
• Knowledge of fabrication, integration processes and quality…