Senior Turbopump Design Engineer

Cowboy Space; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

10 paid holidays per year

Paid parental leave

Relocation assistance

Daily lunch in office

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corp. in San Carlos, CA, is seeking an experienced propulsion systems engineer to own turbopump design definitions from concept through hot-fire testing and flight.

You will manage interfaces, fabrication, build, and test performance, and define what proof is required by analysis and by the test stand. This role offers the chance to contribute to a fast-moving startup building the most important energy company in space, collaborating with experts across aero, structures, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or related engineering.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD and GD&T, and tolerance stack-ups.
• Working knowledge of turbomachinery fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with hardware from design through build and test.
• Experience selecting materials and manufacturing processes for high-stress, high-cycle applications.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or ITAR-eligible.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical design of turbopump components and assemblies 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 must 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 assembly: fabrication, first-article review, and nonconformance disposition.
• Independently build the verification plan for your hardware. Decide what gets proven by analysis and what gets proven on the stand, then close both.
• Ensure test readiness, author instrumentation requests, perform real-time support and data reduction for component and engine tests.
• Independently troubleshoot anomalies on your hardware, run root cause to closure, and fold the corrective action back into the design.

Skills

3D CAD

GD&T

Turbopump design

Hardware development

Materials selection

US ITAR compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical engineering

Job description

Cowboy Space Corp. in San Carlos, CA, is seeking an experienced propulsion systems engineer to own turbopump design definitions from concept through hot-fire testing and flight.

You will manage interfaces, fabrication, build, and test performance, and define what proof is required by analysis and by the test stand. This role offers the chance to contribute to a fast-moving startup building the most important energy company in space, collaborating with experts across aero, structures, and