Rosemary Thorpe
About Rosemary Thorpe
Rosemary Thorpe is a Principal Aerospace Engineer at BLUE ORIGIN with extensive experience in thermal engineering and government oversight.
Company
Rosemary Thorpe is currently employed at BLUE ORIGIN as a Principal Aerospace Engineer. She has held this position since 2019, working in the Greater Seattle Area.
Previous Positions
Rosemary Thorpe has an extensive career in aerospace engineering, having worked at several prominent companies. She was a Thermal Project Staff Engineer at Bastion Technologies from 2009 to 2019 in the Washington D.C. Metro Area. Prior to that, she served as a Senior Thermal Staff Engineer at ATK (2007-2009) and Swales Aerospace (1988-2007). Early in her career, she was a Thermal Engineer at Grumman Aerospace from 1985 to 1988 in the Greater New York City Area.
Education and Expertise
Rosemary Thorpe holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, which she achieved with Honors from The Johns Hopkins University (1995-1998). She also earned a BS in Chemical Engineering with Highest Honors from Rutgers University (1980-1984). Her expertise includes thermal hardware design, advanced thermal software proficiency, proposal and concept study experience, and two-phase thermal devices.
Major Projects and Involvements
Throughout her career, Rosemary Thorpe has been involved in a variety of major aerospace projects. These include Astro-H, Suomi NPP / NPOESS, EOS Terra, Galaxy 28, ISS CREAM, JWST, LDCM, and TIR2-2. She brings a wealth of experience in government oversight, high-level reviews, and addressing issues from test planning to passive cryoradiator design and testing.
Skills and Technical Expertise
Rosemary Thorpe is an expert user of thermal software such as Thermal Desktop, TSS, SINDA, FLUINT, RadCAD, and FloCAD. She has also developed custom software to represent advanced technologies. Her skill set includes large-scale Tvac planning and execution, group management, and specialization in advanced technologies. She has experience with major deployable radiator systems and thermal hardware from concept to flight hardware mechanical designs.