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Application close date:Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflightThis role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.This position is part of the Space Systems Development (SSD) business unit. SSD develops next-generation concepts and systems to advance our future of living and working in space sustainably.As part of a passionate, and hardworking team of engineers, you will help define the nuclear portfolio of propulsion and power systems for in space and lunar applications. You will help guide multi-disciplinary teams to align the engine and power system architecture with customer and company strategies, products, and technology maturation plans.If you are adept at managing to a plan, comfortable responding to evolving requirements or external constraints, and prioritizing efforts all the while infusing and facilitating creativity and innovation, you will share in the team's impact on all aspects of vehicle development and verification.Responsibilities include but are not limited to:Working with emerging and existing advanced concept program organizations to distill high level requirements into power and rocket propulsion system derived requirementsTrading engine and power nuclear reactor systems and components, working fluid choices, system configurations, power generation, and overall reactor components for the best overall, optimized solution with assessments of mass properties and historically based cost estimatesWorking closely with systems and component design engineers to rapidly assess conceptual designs, perform system trade studies, develop integrated design solutions, formulate system margin strategy and performance parametersAssessing needs to onramp lower TRL technologies, and the respective cost and risk benefitsMaturing and publishing the system-level reactor architecture, such as material and thermodynamic states, operational modes, functional flow block diagrams, and data flowsDeveloping and maturing Level 1 reactor engine and power system requirements and verification methodologies as well as risk assessments, collaborating with the Systems Engineering organizationWork with reactor, engine and component test groups to develop test and risk reduction plansPerform mission analysis with a reactor propulsion and power generation focus, flying the vehicle/stage/spacecraft across the mission concept of operations to optimize engine and power design characteristics, and determine failure modesCoach, mentor and technically assist other engineersRepresent the program and company in technical discussions with external customersMinimum Qualifications:Passion for Blue Origin's mission: Millions of people living and working space for the benefit of earthMinimum of a B.S. degree in nuclear engineering or equivalent technical field5+ years proven experience in the design, development, and/or transient analysis of reactor systems (level commensurate on experience)2+ years of experience overseeing, guiding, and mentoring less experienced engineersKnowledgeable of reactor modeling and simulationKnowledgeable of space nuclear systemsWorking knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transferAbilit