Turbo Pump Engineer: Cryogenic Turbomachinery Design & Test

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 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.