Structural Engineer – R&D

Jobtailor

California (MO)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 190,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States seeks a senior structural engineer specializing in turbomachinery. You will own pressure-containing designs from calculation to fabrication, perform rotordynamic and modal analyses, and ensure containment cases keep energy inside the machine.

You will oversee test-cell structures and contribute to thermofluids R&D for advanced AI compute infrastructure. Requirements include FE A on rotating hardware with data correlation, containment safety ownership, and

Qualifications

Experience taking a pressure-containing design from calculation through to a fabricated article.
Experience running FEA on rotating hardware and correlating it against strain gauge, spin-pit, or test data
Experience owning a containment or burst case and defending its safety basis
Experience working on modal and critical-speed problems with aerodynamics designers
Experience signing off structures that were built and being present for initial loading

Responsibilities

Own structural analysis of the machine, including impeller and rotor stress, casing and pressure containment, and load paths through the packaged unit
Design pressure-containing structures from initial calculations through fabricated hardware
Perform rotordynamic and modal analysis with the turbomachinery engineer, including critical speeds, whirl, and magnetic bearing interface
Design containment cases so energetic failures at speed remain inside the machine
Design test cell structures and fixturing supporting the article, drive, and loop under load
Contribute to Fluidstack’s thermofluids R&D for AI compute infrastructure, including compressors, chillers, heat exchangers, two-phase heat transfer, and thermal energy storage

Skills

Structural Analysis

Pressure-Containing Design

Rotordynamic Analysis

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Modal Analysis

Critical Speed Analysis

Burst Margin Design

High-Cycle Fatigue Analysis

Fracture Analysis

Containment Design

Education

Professional Engineer License

Tools

Strain Gauge

Spin-Pit Testing

Thermal Energy Storage

Heat Exchangers

Compressors

Chillers

Job description

Own structural analysis of the machine, including impeller and rotor stress, casing and pressure containment, and load paths through the packaged unit
Design pressure-containing structures from initial calculations through fabricated hardware
Perform rotordynamic and modal analysis with the turbomachinery engineer, including critical speeds, whirl, and magnetic bearing interface
Design containment cases so energetic failures at speed remain inside the machine
Design test cell structures and fixturing supporting the article, drive, and loop under load
Contribute to Fluidstack’s thermofluids R&D for AI compute infrastructure, including compressors, chillers, heat exchangers, two-phase heat transfer, and thermal energy storage

Requirements

Experience taking a pressure-containing design from calculation through to a fabricated article
Experience running FEA on rotating hardware and correlating it against strain gauge, spin-pit, or test data
Experience owning a containment or burst case and defending its safety basis
Experience working on modal and critical-speed problems with aerodynamics designers
Experience signing off structures that were built and being present for initial loading
Bonus: Flight and propulsion structures, spin pit testing, burst margin, containment
Bonus: Rotordynamics and bearing dynamics
Bonus: High-cycle fatigue and fracture on rotating hardware
Bonus: Pressure vessel and containment design
Bonus: Professional Engineer license
Authorized to work in the United States

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in structural analysis and design of pressure-containing structures, including rotordynamic and modal analysis. Proficient in FEA and correlating results with experimental data, ensuring safety and performance in turbomachinery applications.

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