Turbomachinery Engineer

10 hours ago


Redondo Beach, California, United States Impulse Space Full time
Job Overview

Impulse Space is seeking a highly skilled Turbomachinery Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our design and development team, you will be responsible for designing, analyzing, and testing high-performance turbomachinery components.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and develop turbomachinery components, including inducers, stators, impellers, and hot gas turbine rotors and stators.
  • Perform 1-D sizing and detailed flowpath design for liquid inducers, stators, and impellers.
  • Conduct detailed structural analysis of turbomachinery components.
  • Collaborate 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.
Requirements
  • 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 to take project ownership and work well in a 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

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. 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.



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