Senior Turbomachinery Engineer

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Senior Turbomachinery Engineer to design, analyze, build and test high performance turbomachinery for a liquid rocket propulsion system. You will work closely with a fast-paced, agile team to deliver reliable hardware and robust performance.

The role requires strong background in turbomachinery, fluids, thermodynamics, and CAD-based design, with experience across design, analysis, and manufacturing processes for turbopump components.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science.
• 5+ years' of relevant turbomachinery experience.
• Proficiency in basic principles of fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mechanics, and materials.
• Demonstrated experience with fluids and structural analysis software.
• Demonstrated 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 of taking project ownership and working well in small team.

Responsibilities

• Design turbomachinery components for a high performance liquid rocket engine
• Perform 1-D sizing and detailed flowpath design for liquid inducers, stators, and impellers, as well as hot gas turbine rotors and stators
• Perform sizing and detailed design of secondary fluid flowpaths for bearings, seals, and coolant paths
• Perform detailed structural analysis of turbomachinery components
• Work 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

Skills

Turbomachinery

Fluids & Thermodynamics

Materials basics

Project ownership

Design for manufacturability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science

Tools

CAD

CFD/FEA software

Rotordynamics software

Job description

Department: Propulsion

Location: Redondo Beach

Compensation: $140,000 - $180,000 / year

Description

As a Senior Turbomachinery Engineer at Impulse Space, you will design, analyze, build and test high performance turbomachinery while working closely with a fast paced, agile team.

Responsibilities

• Design turbomachinery components for a high performance liquid rocket engine
• Perform 1-D sizing and detailed flowpath design for liquid inducers, stators, and impellers, as well as hot gas turbine rotors and stators
• Perform sizing and detailed design of secondary fluid flowpaths for bearings, seals, and coolant paths
• Perform detailed structural analysis of turbomachinery components
• Work 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

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
• 5+ years' of relevant turbomachinery experience
• Proficiency in basic principles of fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mechanics, and materials
• Demonstrated experience with fluids and structural analysis software
• Demonstrated 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 of taking project ownership and working well in 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 Requirements

• Flexible schedule and willing to travel as needed

Additional Information

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. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.