Job Summary:
Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. They are seeking a Software Engineer to build computational solvers and infrastructure that support engineering design and analysis for rocket engine development.
Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain solvers and infrastructure supporting engineering design, analysis, and test workflows.
• Gather project requirements from engineering teams.
• Plan roadmaps for development projects and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and documentation for all delivered tools.
• Create APIs for seamless integration with commercial and internal analysis products.
• Implement numerical methods for engineering simulation and analysis.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, or related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of professional experience developing software for analysis.
• 3+ years of experience in ONE of the following areas: Structural analysis techniques (loads, dynamics, FEM, or fatigue), Fluids modeling techniques (FVM, LES, RANS, reacting flows, etc.), Systems engineering analysis (Optimization, Monte Carlo, etc.)
• Strong proficiency in Python or Julia for scientific computing.
• Experience with at least one compiled language used for scientific computing, such as Fortran, C, C++, or Rust.
• Demonstrated ability to gather requirements and deliver technically complex solutions.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to team objectives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred:
• M.S. or Ph.D. in aerospace, mechanical, or related engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of experience working with FEM software (Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, Optistruct, or NASGRO, etc.).
• Experience with CFD software (ANSYS Fluent, Star-CCM+, OpenFOAM, etc.) or chemical kinetics tools.
• Experience with systems modeling tools (ModelCenter, Matlab/Simulink, Python-based frameworks).
• History of working with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Experience developing or modifying physics-based solvers (FEM, CFD, or systems models).
• Familiarity with rocket engines and analysis in challenging environments.
• Experience with generative AI, LLMs, or other AI-assisted workflow acceleration.
• Experience designing and deploying cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with container orchestration (Kubernetes) or HPC schedulers (SLURM, PBS).
• Web application development experience (React or Angular frameworks).
• Experience with SQL and data engineering.
• Familiarity with RESTful API design and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with version control (Git, SVN) and collaborative development workflows.
• Experience working in an agile environment.
Company:
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Kent, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.