Engine Performance & Operability Engineer — Equity & PTO

Boom Technology, Inc.; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Boom Technology, Inc. is seeking an Engine Performance & Operability Engineer to own engine-level performance and operability analyses for Superpower and Symphony, integrating compressor, turbine, and combustion data to answer customer power and heat-rate questions.

You'll build PyCycle models, work with test and controls teams, and calibrate predictions against measured data, advancing in-house engine design capabilities at Boom Supersonic.

Qualifications

• Aerothermodynamic fundamentals and engine performance knowledge.
• Hands-on NPSS, PyCycle or GasTurb experience.
• Ability to explain cycle predictions and uncertainties behind results.
• Instrumentation, data reduction, or model-to-data comparison exposure.
• Python used for reproducible engineering analysis with clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Own steady-state and transient cycle-modeling and operability scope for Superpower and Symphony, with documented assumptions and checks.
• Assess stall margin and operability across transients, start behavior, and load response with teams.
• Define performance and operability test questions and instrumentation needs with the test team.
• Reduce test data, reconcile measured results with predictions, and calibrate models.
• Integrate compressor, turbine, combustion, and secondary-air trades into engine-level recommendations.
• Build shared PyCycle models and tools for reproducible analyses.

Skills

Aerothermodynamics

Engine performance

Python for analysis

Data interpretation

Tools

NPSS

PyCycle

GasTurb

Job description

Boom Technology, Inc. is seeking an Engine Performance & Operability Engineer to own engine-level performance and operability analyses for Superpower and Symphony, integrating compressor, turbine, and combustion data to answer customer power and heat-rate questions.

You'll build PyCycle models, work with test and controls teams, and calibrate predictions against measured data, advancing in-house engine design capabilities at Boom Supersonic.