Rocket Engine Performance Analyst III

5 days ago

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

We are seeking a highly skilled Rocket Engine Performance Analyst III to join our team at Blue Origin. As a key member of our propulsion systems team, you will play a critical role in designing and developing rocket engines and propulsion systems that meet launch vehicle requirements for various spaceflight systems.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and develop rocket engines and propulsion systems that meet launch vehicle requirements
  • Build and run steady state and transient analytic models of engines and other test articles to predict how they operate
  • Use these models to develop engine requirements, build test sequences, and help with vehicle trajectory design
  • Correlate system models to test data and provide the engine test team with test sequences and other guidance about safe engine operation
  • Work with vehicle simulations to ensure engine modeling is accurate for flight mission simulations
Requirements
  • Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
  • 4+ years of engineering experience
  • Understanding of rocket engines, gas turbine engines, internal combustion engines, etc.
  • Strong understanding and ability to apply engineering fundamentals including thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and power systems
  • Proficient in programming and knowledge of at least one programming/scripting language (Python/MATLAB/etc)
  • Familiarity with data analysis
  • Curiosity to understand engines at a component and system level
  • Desire to work in a coordinated, fast-paced, and dynamic environment
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work optimally in teams
  • Ability to be self-directed and balance several tasks at one time
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
Preferred Qualifications
  • M.S. degree or higher
  • Experience in system modeling
  • Experience in cryogenic propellants
  • Experience with rocket engine development
  • Knowledge of ROCETS, NPSS, GFSSP, or an equivalent system modeling software package
  • Knowledge of Matlab, Python and Fortran
  • Experience with system or performance analysis across the lifecycle of a product or different products
  • Experience with engine qualification and verification
  • Understanding of numerical solvers and methods
  • Solid understanding of a variety of propellants
  • Knowledge of engine components such as pumps, turbines, injectors, combustors, and valves
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short and long-term disability
  • 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
  • Education Support Program
  • Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays
  • Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results
Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law.

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