Lead Hydrodynamicist — Turbomachinery & Test Design

Talent Hive; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International relocation support

KiwiSaver

Professional memberships

Conference support

Job summary

HamiltonJet, a global leader in advanced marine propulsion systems, is seeking a senior turbomachinery engineer in Christchurch. You will own turbomachinery design, drive test methods, and mentor a team within an expanding facility and design system.

The role involves occasional international travel and close collaboration with the Product Engineering Manager. With 10+ years in the field and expertise in incompressible, cavitating pump design, you will contribute to full product lifecycle

Qualifications

• 10+ years in industry as a turbomachinery practitioner, currently in a hands-on role with product responsibility
• Deep expertise in incompressible, cavitating pump design. Marine propulsion, hydro, or liquid-fuel rocket turbopump backgrounds are of particular interest
• A strong experimentalist who knows how to design tests and question data
• Master's degree in mechanical, aerospace or marine engineering or similar; PhD preferred
• Breadth and a hands-on attitude, with a preference for owning the whole problem over working in a narrow specialism
• Valued but not essential: marine propulsion, hull integration, scientific programming (including Fortran), and data acquisition experience

Responsibilities

• Further developing and advancing design data and processes, building on a proven in-house design system alongside ANSYS CFD (Fluent and CFX)
• Designing tests and validating performance, driving further development and optimisation of rig, test boat and data acquisition capability
• Working with external test suppliers and critically assessing their methods and results
• Mentoring engineers in turbomachinery design methods
• Occasional international travel

Skills

Turbomachinery design

Hands-on engineering

Data analysis

Test design

Mentoring

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Marine Engineering

PhD preferred

Tools

ANSYS CFD

Fortran

Job description

HamiltonJet, a global leader in advanced marine propulsion systems, is seeking a senior turbomachinery engineer in Christchurch. You will own turbomachinery design, drive test methods, and mentor a team within an expanding facility and design system.

The role involves occasional international travel and close collaboration with the Product Engineering Manager. With 10+ years in the field and expertise in incompressible, cavitating pump design, you will contribute to full product lifecycle