Turbomachinery Power Systems Engineer — Secondary Flow Equity

Blackwing; Torrance, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership in a rapidly growing,

Comprehensive medical benefits

Unlimited PTO

Free daily lunch and dinner onsite

Generous PPE stipend

Job summary

Valar Atomics is seeking a secondary flow engineer to join the turbomachinery team and advance power generation capability. You’ll define the secondary flow path for Valar’s power generation turbomachinery and work with cross-functional teams to define a manufacturable, high-efficiency, robust design.

As an early hire, you will directly influence design decisions on system architecture and contribute to a startup environment that values ownership and impact, with opportunities for rapid growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience analyzing secondary flow systems from a systems or seal-design perspective.
• Experience with rotating seal design or seal procurement.
• Experience with secondary flow analysis packages (AxStream, Concepts NREC, Dyrobes).

Responsibilities

• Responsible engineer for secondary flow passages.
• Own procurement or manufacture of seals.
• Conduct trade studies of seal configurations and drive actionable architecture decisions from them.

Skills

Secondary flow analysis

Rotating seal design

Seal procurement

CFD analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

AxStream

Concepts NREC

Dyrobes

Job description

Valar Atomics is seeking a secondary flow engineer to join the turbomachinery team and advance power generation capability. You’ll define the secondary flow path for Valar’s power generation turbomachinery and work with cross-functional teams to define a manufacturable, high-efficiency, robust design.

As an early hire, you will directly influence design decisions on system architecture and contribute to a startup environment that values ownership and impact, with opportunities for rapid growth