Powerpack Engineer II — Turbomachinery for Space Propulsion

Cowboy Space; San Carlos (CA); On-site; CAD 174,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off

10 paid holidays per calendar year

Paid parental leave

Relocation assistance

Lunch in the office

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corp. is seeking a propulsion design engineer to own turbopump components from concept to hot-fire testing and flight. You will ensure interfaces, build readiness, and performance against requirements, trading designs and proving those that must be shown by test.

You will collaborate across hydro, aero, structures, and thermals, while driving manufacturing and verification activities, from first articles to refurbishment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or related engineering field.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD and GD&T with tolerance stack-ups.
• Working knowledge of turbomachinery fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience taking a design through build and test.
• Familiarity with material and manufacturing process selection for high-stress, high-cycle applications.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical design of turbopump components and subassemblies from concept through hot fire testing and flight.
• CAD models, design definitions, tolerances, GD&T, material and process specifications, analysis cycles, and the requirements each component has to meet.
• Integrate constraints from hydro, aero, structures, secondary flow, and thermals into a single coherent design.
• Control the configuration and record pedigree for your components across build, test, and refurbishment cycles.
• Drive hardware through manufacturing and build: fabrication, first article review, and nonconformance disposition.
• Provide real-time support and data reduction for component and engine tests and support anomaly investigations.

Skills

3D CAD

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Build & test

Materials selection

Manufacturing processes

Turbomachinery fundamentals

Root-cause investigation

Cryogenic hardware

Startup experience

Problem solving

Rocket turbopumps

Fluid components design

Dynamic seals

Structures

Additive manufacturing

Forgings

Castings

Turbopump design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or related engineering field

Masters or PhD in Aerospace, Mechanical, or related engineering field

Tools

None

Job description

Cowboy Space Corp. is seeking a propulsion design engineer to own turbopump components from concept to hot-fire testing and flight. You will ensure interfaces, build readiness, and performance against requirements, trading designs and proving those that must be shown by test.

You will collaborate across hydro, aero, structures, and thermals, while driving manufacturing and verification activities, from first articles to refurbishment.