Compressor Design Engineer — Supersonic Propulsion

Boom Supersonic; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Boom Supersonic is building the Overture supersonic airliner and the Symphony propulsion system. As a Compressor Design Engineer, you’ll work shoulder to shoulder with aircraft designers, systems leads, and test engineers to architect the front end of Symphony—from concept through certification.

You’ll design, optimize, and build high‑performance fan and compression systems, perform CFD airfoil design, develop 1D meanline models, and participate in rig tests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Proficiency in Python or similar programming languages.
• Design experience in axial turbomachinery (including meanline and 3D steady and unsteady CFD).
• Ability to navigate CAD to support module integration efforts in the engine.
• Experience with high speed compressor airfoil design and tuning.
• Experience working with engine cycle analysis tools such as NPSS or PyCycle.
• Willingness to collaborate and contribute to team consensus.

Responsibilities

• Own at least one area of the Symphony compression system (HPC/IPC/Fan) development.
• Design airfoils and flowpaths via CFD analysis.
• Develop 1D meanline models and performance maps; participate in rig tests.
• Analyze rig and engine test data; recommend courses of action.
• Develop toolchains and automate workflows across engine and airframe.
• Participate in fabrication and testing activities as needed.

Skills

Python

Axial turbomachinery

Meanline CFD

CAD integration

NPSS

PyCycle

CFD analysis

Education

Mech/Aerospace Eng

Tools

Axstream

ADS

Job description

Boom Supersonic is building the Overture supersonic airliner and the Symphony propulsion system. As a Compressor Design Engineer, you’ll work shoulder to shoulder with aircraft designers, systems leads, and test engineers to architect the front end of Symphony—from concept through certification.

You’ll design, optimize, and build high‑performance fan and compression systems, perform CFD airfoil design, develop 1D meanline models, and participate in rig tests.