Turbo Pump Engineer

iRocket; Hauppauge (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

401k

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Disability Insurance

Wellness Resources

Job summary

iRocket is seeking a Turbo Pump Engineer to design, analyze, and test turbomachinery for our reusable rocket engines. You will design, model, build, and test high-performance turbopumps for cryogenic propulsion, while performing rotordynamics analyses and developing manufacturing plans.

The role requires 3+ years in turbomachinery or rocket-engine components, strong CAD/CFD/FEA skills, and experience with additive manufacturing and flight hardware workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 3+ years of turbomachinery or rocket-engine component experience.
• Strong knowledge of fluid/rotordynamics, cryogenics, bearings, and rotating machine behavior.
• Proficiency in CAD (Siemens NX, SolidWorks, etc.), CFD/FEA, and test instrumentation.
• Experience with machined, additively-manufactured parts, weldments, fasteners, seals, and rotating assemblies.
• Strong communication and documentation skills, and ability to lead hardware workflows to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, model, build, and test high-performance turbopumps for cryogenic rocket engines.
• Perform hydrodynamic, aerodynamic, bearing, and rotor-dynamics analysis for rotating assemblies.
• Develop manufacturing plans and build books, manage tolerance stack-ups, and ensure as-built compliance.
• Monitor performance trends, analyze cavitation, vibration, thrust-balance, and clearance growth.
• Execute root-cause investigations, iterate designs to improve cost, lead-time, and reliability.
• Work cross-functionally with manufacturing, test, and propulsion design teams.

Skills

Turbomachinery design

Rotordynamics analysis

CAD proficiency

CFD/FEA

Test instrumentation

Additive manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

Job description

iRocket is pushing the frontier of reusable rocket propulsion. We're looking for a Turbo Pump Engineer to design, analyze, and test turbomachinery for our reusable engines.

The Role

• Design, model, build, and test high-performance turbopumps (inducers/impellers/diffusers) for cryogenic rocket engines
• Perform hydrodynamic, aerodynamic, bearing, and rotor-dynamics analysis for rotating assemblies
• Develop manufacturing plans and build books, manage tolerance stack-ups, and ensure as-built compliance
• Monitor performance trends, analyze cavitation, vibration, thrust-balance, and clearance growth
• Execute root-cause investigations, iterate designs to improve cost, lead-time, and reliability
• Work cross-functionally with manufacturing, test, and propulsion design teams

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• 3+ years of turbomachinery or rocket-engine component experience, including design/build/test of turbopumps or related systems
• Strong knowledge of fluid/rotordynamics, cryogenics, bearings, and rotating machine behavior
• Proficiency in CAD (Siemens NX, SolidWorks, etc.), CFD/FEA, and test instrumentation
• Experience with machined, additively-manufactured parts, weldments, fasteners, seals, and rotating assemblies
• Strong communication and documentation skills, and ability to lead hardware workflows to delivery

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Wellness Resources