Fluid Systems Engineer III

1 week ago


Seattle, Washington, United States Blue Origin Full time
About the Role

At Blue Origin, we're pushing the boundaries of space exploration and development. As a Fluid Systems Engineer III - New Glenn, you'll play a critical role in designing and developing the fluid systems for our New Glenn launch vehicle.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and develop fluid subsystems, including conceptual design, thermo-fluid modeling, structural layout and analysis, integration, test and mission support
  • Collaborate with internal team members to define requirements, dependencies, and schedule needs associated with delivering coordinated fluid systems
  • Lead team-based identification, decomposition, and estimation of work scope for full lifecycle fluids hardware development
  • Manage project schedule, resources, and cost, presenting status of effort, including risks, variances, and recovery plans to program management
  • Integrate hardware schedules with program and vehicle schedules
  • Work to continuously improve team processes and manage team assignments to move quickly while meeting human space flight standards
  • Continuously track all hardware technical performance measures to ensure the development team is meeting its defined performance goals
  • Perform procurement, integration support, and discrepancy resolution
  • Coordinate fluid component and subsystem level testing, including test planning, test execution, data reduction, and analysis
Requirements
  • Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
  • 4+ years of proven experience in detail design/development of aerospace or equivalent-type fluid systems and project management through complete product life cycle
  • Responsible Engineer designation to manage a system with multiple designers working under their direction
  • Strong knowledge of fluid components, such as valves, regulators, and fittings
  • Knowledge of fabrication, integration processes, and quality control relative to tubes/piping and machined components
  • Working knowledge of materials and treatments
  • Experience leading at multi-person development project, managing requirements, priorities, scope, schedule, cost, and communications
  • Experience and ability to work independently on rapid development programs
  • Working knowledge of component design, such as valves, actuators, mechanisms, bellows, tubes, latches, and pressurized components, aerospace hardware
  • Experience with pneumatic fluids systems and component design
  • Working knowledge of fabrication, integration processes, and quality control techniques relative to tubes, machined components, and welded hardware
  • Experience with stack-ups, linear and radial, and types of fits
  • Experience with static and dynamic seals and spring seal design
  • Experience with hydraulic fluid systems and component design
  • Experience with pneumatic fluids systems and component design
  • Working knowledge of aerospace materials and treatments
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and to contribute to a culture of inclusion
Preferred Qualifications
  • 6+ years of proven experience in the design of fluid systems and/or mechanisms
  • Experience as responsible engineer guiding a team of engineers through entirety of Product Life Cycle on Multiple Complex Programs
  • Experience with launch vehicle or ground cryogenic and pressure systems and/or complex mechanisms, including Umbilical Release Mechanisms
  • Supplier management standard methodologies involving sourcing components
  • Experience testing pressurized systems, including water, pneumatics, hydraulics, and cryogenic propellants
  • Proficiency in 3D CAD programs (Creo Pro/E and Pro/E Piping) and PDM (Windchill)
  • Knowledge in the use of FEA analysis tools (ANSYS preferred)
  • Experience with GD&T (ASME Y14.5)


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