Combustion Aerothermal Engineer
BLUE ORIGIN
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Greater Seattle Area • Alabama • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $99,201 - $138,880 per year
About the role
- Perform thermal analysis of chamber assemblies, injectors, and other combustion devices at varying levels of maturity and detail
- Design and analyze combustion systems and components for performance and thermal integrity
- Optimize reactant mixing for performance and stability
- Define and anchor thermal predictions to test data
- Support instrumentation planning for test hardware and analyze test results
- Advocate for methods that improve component and analysis performance and reliability
- Conduct peer review of thermal analyses across engine programs
- Document technical analysis and design rationale
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering
- Minimum of 2 years of industry experience in combustion system design and/or thermal analysis
- Proficiency with computational thermal analysis software (ANSYS Classic and Workbench, Thermal Desktop)
- Strong understanding of combustion fundamentals, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics
- Experience with high-temperature gas dynamics and property relations
- Experience analyzing combustion efficiency, emissions, and thermal performance
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
- Excellent communication skills and proficiency with productivity tools
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
- Up to four (4) weeks paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions and company results
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
thermal analysiscombustion system designreactant mixing optimizationthermal predictionstest data analysiscombustion efficiency analysisemissions analysisthermal performance analysishigh-temperature gas dynamicsfluid dynamics
Soft Skills
trust buildingrelationship managementinclusion culture contributioncommunication skills