Erin Schmidt
Sr. Fluid Systems Engineer at Blue Origin
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolErin Schmidt is a senior fluid systems engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience designing fluid-thermal subsystems for space applications, currently advancing propulsion and fluid architectures at Blue Origin in Seattle. With a MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Portland State University and a background that spans R&D propulsion work at Accion Systems and an early stint at NASA, she blends academic rigor with practical spacecraft systems delivery. Erin’s career history shows deep expertise in propulsive and thermal problem-solving across both smallsat and launch-scale programs, plus leadership experience from student rocketry to professional engineering roles. Notably, she pairs methodical experimental research skills with mechanic-first instincts honed years as a bicycle mechanic, giving her a pragmatic edge when bringing complex fluid systems from concept to flight.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science (MSc) Mechanical Engineering at Portland State University
Github Skills (10)
logistics9
fuel9
ipa9
optimization7
liquid7
vehicle-routing-problem7
composite4
cad4
prototyping3
recovery1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
psas/100km-design
Feb 2015 - Mar 2016
Contributions:12 commits, 2 pushes in 1 year 1 month
7deeptide/Droplet_electro-bounce
Jun 2017 - Apr 2020
Project files for droplet electro-bounce
Contributions:1 release, 2 PRs, 119 pushes in 2 years 11 months
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