Nathan Albu
Thermal Engineer II - New Glenn at Blue Origin
Kent, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolNathan Albu is a spacecraft thermal engineer with nine years of hands-on experience designing advanced two-phase thermal control systems and mission hardware. Currently a Thermal Engineer II on Blue Origin’s New Glenn team, he brings a track record of developing high-fidelity thermal simulations, novel sputtered SiO2 coatings, and low-mass oscillating heat pipe radiators for lunar and space applications. His MS thesis in spacecraft thermal control and prior LASP work supporting Artemis instruments reflect deep expertise coupling simulation, lab testing, and flight-relevant materials development. He’s led student rocket propulsion projects and taught CAD and experimental methods, demonstrating both technical leadership and an ability to mentor early-career engineers. Notably, he has translated fundamental heat pipe research into practical designs—doubling capillary pumping in wicks and moving OHP concepts toward NASA qualification. Based in Kent, Washington, Nathan combines academic rigor with pragmatic engineering to solve thermal challenges for space systems.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
MS Thesis Mechanical Engineering focus in Spacecraft Thermal Control, MS Thesis Mechanical Engineering focus in Spacecraft Thermal Control at University of Colorado BoulderBachelor of Science - BS Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University
Github Skills (7)
spring6
java5
codebase3
minecraft3
radiance2
microcontroller2
embedded2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
CU-Robosub/EmbeddedSystem
Nov 2018 - Aug 2019
MSP432 codebase for embedded system in RoboSub
Contributions:28 commits, 14 PRs, 25 pushes in 8 months
msp432msp430microcontrollerrobosubembedded
nhenault/CSCI_3308_Team_105-7_Project_Code
Feb 2020 - May 2020
A repository for CSCI 3308 Team 105-7 to store their Project Code for the Spring 2020 Semester
Contributions:22 commits, 6 PRs, 16 pushes in 2 months
cscicode-projectsemesterspringjava
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