Turbomachinery Aerodynamics Engineer — Equity & Impact

Valar Atomics; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Medical benefits

Unlimited PTO

Onsite meals

PPE stipend

Career growth

Collaborative team

Job summary

Valar Atomics is seeking a turbomachinery aerodynamics engineer to join the turbomachinery team and advance power generation capability. In this role, you\'ll be responsible for the aerodynamic design of cutting-edge turbomachinery for power generation.

You\'ll be working with cross-functional team members to define a manufacturable, high efficiency, robust design. As an early hire, you will influence design decisions on the system architecture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience analyzing turbomachinery (Turbines, Compressors, Turbochargers, Turboexpanders, Blowers, Turbopumps, etc.).
• Experience with mean-line and streamline analysis of turbomachinery.
• Experience with 3D CFD simulations of turbomachinery.
• Master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, postprocessing, assembly, inspection procedures for turbomachinery.
• Experience with supercritical CO2.
• Experience with unsteady simulations of turbomachinery.
• Experience with thermodynamic cycle analysis.
• Experience with commercially available turbomachinery design packages (AxStream, Concepts NREC, NPSS OTAC).

Responsibilities

• Conduct meanline and streamline analysis of turbomachinery designs.
• Analyze turbomachinery components using 3D CFD.
• Conduct trade studies of turbomachinery configurations including stage count, shrouded/unshrouded designs, axial/radial configurations.

Skills

Turbomachinery analysis

Mean-line analysis

3D CFD

Turbomachinery design

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Master's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

AxStream

Concepts NREC

NPSS OTAC

Job description

Valar Atomics is seeking a turbomachinery aerodynamics engineer to join the turbomachinery team and advance power generation capability. In this role, you\'ll be responsible for the aerodynamic design of cutting-edge turbomachinery for power generation.

You\'ll be working with cross-functional team members to define a manufacturable, high efficiency, robust design. As an early hire, you will influence design decisions on the system architecture.