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Propulsion Engineer III – Turbomachinery
BLUE ORIGIN. Design and analyze turbomachinery across hydrodynamics, static hardware, sealing strategies, and thermal management .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in turbomachinery design and analysis, with a strong foundation in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. Proficient in utilizing advanced analysis tools and methodologies to drive continuous improvement and ensure safe design margins.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Turbomachinery Design And AnalysisMeanline Aerodynamic DesignCFD And Seal ModelingANSYS Suite ProficiencyScripting For Analysis Automation
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Hard Skills
Turbomachinery DesignFluid MechanicsThermodynamicsStructural AnalysisDynamic LoadingRotordynamicsMeanline Aerodynamic DesignCFDScriptingAnalysis Automation
Soft Skills
MentoringCollaborationEngineering Judgment
Tools & Technologies
ANSYS SuiteNASA GFSSPSindaFLUINTAI-Assisted Engineering Tools
Industry Keywords
Aerospace Propulsion SystemsTurbomachinery Performance PropagationCross-Disciplinary Engineering TeamsAdditive ManufacturingRocket Propulsion
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAssemblyPython
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Design and analyze turbomachinery across hydrodynamics, static hardware, sealing strategies, and thermal management
- Analyze and help establish margins required for safe designs
- Drive continuous improvement of analysis tools, methods, and automation
- Mentor engineers in turbomachinery fundamentals, engineering judgment, and design standards
- Support hardware build, assembly, acceptance testing, and anomaly investigation
- Provide engineering dispositions for non-conforming turbomachinery hardware
- Develop and maintain design requirements and documentation
- Contribute technical artifacts to subsystem and program gated reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR, and TRR
- Own hardware and subassemblies through design, performance metrics, analysis, manufacture, and production deliveries
- Collaborate with technical and design leads to ensure alignment with system-level performance and operability requirements
Requirements
What you’ll need- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering, with emphasis on turbomachinery, fluid mechanics, or thermodynamics
- 5+ years of experience in turbomachinery design and analysis for aerospace propulsion systems
- Ability to perform or evaluate meanline aerodynamic design, CFD, secondary flow and seal modeling, structural analysis, dynamic loading and forced response, and rotordynamics
- Understanding of margins required for safe turbomachinery designs
- Basic knowledge of turbomachinery performance propagation into system-level behavior
- Proficiency with ANSYS suite or equivalent commercial analysis tools
- Scripting for analysis automation; Python preferred
- Familiarity with relevant AIAA/AGMA design practices
- Experience working in cross-disciplinary engineering teams
- U.S. citizenship or nationality, U.S. permanent residency, or lawful admission to the U.S. as a refugee or asylee
- Standard background check required
- Preferred: M.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- Preferred: 7+ years of relevant industry experience
- Preferred: rocket propulsion turbomachinery, closed-loop cycle designs, additive manufacturing, non-traditional rotor support systems, transient operability analysis, NASA GFSSP/Sinda/FLUINT, parametric cost modeling, rocket propulsion or gas turbine OEM experience, and AI-assisted engineering tools
Benefits
Comp & perks- Relocation provided
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Basic and supplemental life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability
- 401(k) with company match of up to 5%
- Education Support Program
- Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours/week
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Potential benefits and bonuses based on role type, job level, individual contributions, and company results