Senior Turbomachinery Engineer – Propulsion

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

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.