Turbomachinery Design Engineer — High-Temp Power Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Unlimited PTO

Free daily lunch and dinner onsite

PPE stipend

High-impact startup environment

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Valar Atomics is seeking a turbomachinery mechanical design engineer to join the turbomachinery team and advance power generation capability. You’ll design static and rotating components, aim for manufacturability, high efficiency, and robust designs, and influence system architecture as an early hire.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring components to test and production, using SolidWorks, Creo, or NX and applying GD&T and tolerance analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a mechanical designer.
• Experience with high temperature components and materials.
• Excellent judgement in material selection for new components.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design of assigned components across the power conversion discipline.
• Facilitate analyses to advance design and procurement of components.
• Own bringing assigned components to test and to full scale production.
• Develop detailed 3D CAD models, assemblies, and drawings (SolidWorks, Creo, or NX) with GD&T and tolerance analysis.
• Select materials balancing capability versus lead time and cost considerations.
• Interface with internal and external machine shops to develop a manufacturable design.

Skills

Turbomachinery design

CAD modeling

GD&T

Material selection

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

NX

Job description

Valar Atomics is seeking a turbomachinery mechanical design engineer to join the turbomachinery team and advance power generation capability. You’ll design static and rotating components, aim for manufacturability, high efficiency, and robust designs, and influence system architecture as an early hire.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring components to test and production, using SolidWorks, Creo, or NX and applying GD&T and tolerance analysis.