Turbomachinery Engineer

5w1 month ago

Impulse Space

Redondo Beach, US · Full-time · $115,000 – $165,000

About this role

As a Turbomachinery Engineer at Impulse Space, you will design, analyze, build and test high performance turbomachinery for a high performance liquid rocket engine. You will work closely with a fast paced, agile team to bring cutting-edge propulsion systems to life.

Your day-to-day work involves performing 1-D sizing and detailed flowpath design for liquid inducers, stators, and impellers, as well as hot gas turbine rotors and stators. You will also perform sizing and detailed design of secondary fluid flowpaths for bearings, seals, and coolant paths, and conduct detailed structural analysis of turbomachinery components.

You will collaborate with design and build teams to ensure hardware is highly manufacturable, low cost, and high reliability. You will also work with build and test teams to ensure success of turbopump manufacturing and testing, taking project ownership in a small team environment.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of advanced rocket propulsion systems at a dynamic aerospace company. You will be part of a team that values technical excellence and hands-on problem solving in the heart of the aerospace industry.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
3+ years' of relevant turbomachinery experience
Proficiency in basic principles of fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mechanics, and materials
Demonstrated experience with fluids and structural analysis software
Demonstrated experience with CAD to design hardware
Knowledge of turbomachinery design and analysis practices
Knowledge of turbopump assembly procedures, including rotor balancing, interference fits and clearance checks
Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working well in small team

Responsibilities

Design turbomachinery components for a high performance liquid rocket engine
Perform 1-D sizing and detailed flowpath design for liquid inducers, stators, and impellers, as well as hot gas turbine rotors and stators
Perform sizing and detailed design of secondary fluid flowpaths for bearings, seals, and coolant paths
Perform detailed structural analysis of turbomachinery components
Work with design and build teams to ensure hardware is highly manufacturable, low cost, and high reliability
Work with build and test teams to ensure success of turbopump manufacturing and testing