Turbomachinery Engineer

4 months ago

Redondo Beach, United States Impulse Space Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDescriptionAs a Turbomachinery Engineer at Impulse Space, you will design, analyze, build and test high performance turbomachinery while working closely with a fast paced, agile team.
Responsibilities
  • Design turbomachinery components for a high performance liquid rocket engine
  • Perform 1-D sizing and detailed flowpath design for liquid inducers, stators, and impellers, as well as hot gas turbine rotors and stators
  • Perform sizing and detailed design of secondary fluid flowpaths for bearings, seals, and coolant paths
  • Perform detailed structural analysis of turbomachinery components
  • Work with design and build teams to ensure hardware is highly manufacturable, low cost, and high reliability 
  • Work with build and test teams to ensure success of turbopump manufacturing and testing


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
  • 3+ years' of relevant turbomachinery experience
  • Proficiency in basic principles of fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mechanics, and materials
  • Experience with fluids and structural analysis software
  • Experience with CAD to design hardware
  • Knowledge of turbomachinery design and analysis practices
  • Knowledge of turbopump assembly procedures, including rotor balancing, interference fits and clearance checks
  • Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working well in small team


Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Master’s degree or higher in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering with emphasis on laboratory and/or practical applications
  • Strong proficiency in fluids modeling of compressible and incompressible flow
  • Experience in manufacturing and test of stationary and rotating turbomachinery components
  • Experience with turbopump bearings, seals, and assembly processes
  • Experience performing turbomachinery analyses (bladed CFD, structural, modal, rotordynamics)
  • Experience designing bladed turbopump components (inducers, impellers, turbines)
  • Experience in manufacturing of stationary and rotating turbomachinery components
  • Familiarity with turbomachinery rotor-dynamic analysis and considerations
Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.


To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.  

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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