Staff Turbomachinery Design Engineer - High-Speed Rotors

Radiant Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock plan

Medical coverage

Daily catered lunch

Flexible PTO

Onsite HQ near Pacific Ocean

Job summary

Radiant, an El Segundo, CA-based company, seeks a Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Turbomachinery, to own the turbomachinery mechanical system within a 1MW Brayton-cycle power system. You will drive architecture, rotor dynamics, tolerances, and integration with electrical and thermal teams.

You will lead design and analysis of high-speed rotating hardware, validate with testing, and ensure producibility and reliability in a fast-paced, first-of-a-kind environment at our El Segundo HQ.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing high-speed rotating machinery.
• Expert in structural analysis and mechanical design of turbomachinery.
• Experience with bearings, seals, and high-speed shafting design.
• Hands-on hardware bring-up and test.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical architecture and design strategy for high-speed rotating assemblies (up to ~30 krpm).
• Lead rotor dynamics, structural integrity, and life analysis for rotating components and assemblies.
• Define tolerances, fits, stack-ups, and alignment strategies for precision rotating assemblies.
• Partner with electrical engineering on alternator rotor integration, including electromagnetic and structural coupling.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to ensure designs are producible, inspectable, and scalable.

Skills

Mechanical design

Turbomachinery

Rotor dynamics

Finite element analysis

ANSYS

NX / Teamcenter

GD&T

High-speed shafting

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Radiant, an El Segundo, CA-based company, seeks a Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Turbomachinery, to own the turbomachinery mechanical system within a 1MW Brayton-cycle power system. You will drive architecture, rotor dynamics, tolerances, and integration with electrical and thermal teams.

You will lead design and analysis of high-speed rotating hardware, validate with testing, and ensure producibility and reliability in a fast-paced, first-of-a-kind environment at our El Segundo HQ.