Senior Turbomachinery Engineer: Turbopump Design

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical insurance

Vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is hiring a Staff Turbomachinery Engineer to design, analyze, build and test high-performance turbomachinery for liquid rocket propulsion. You will work with an agile team to advance turbopump hardware from concept to test.

The role requires 7+ years in turbomachinery, strong CAD/CFD experience, and expertise in fluids, thermodynamics and rotordynamics. Domestic travel may be expected, with long-term incentives and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science.
• 7+ years' of relevant turbomachinery experience.
• Proficiency in 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 design

Fluids & thermodynamics

CAD modelling

CFD / rotordynamics analysis

Project ownership in small teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or science

Master's degree in aerospace/mechanical/electrical (preferred)

Tools

CAD software

CFD software

Structural analysis tools

Job description

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is hiring a Staff Turbomachinery Engineer to design, analyze, build and test high-performance turbomachinery for liquid rocket propulsion. You will work with an agile team to advance turbopump hardware from concept to test.

The role requires 7+ years in turbomachinery, strong CAD/CFD experience, and expertise in fluids, thermodynamics and rotordynamics. Domestic travel may be expected, with long-term incentives and comprehensive benefits.