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Sales Optimizer, LLC · 4 months ago

Principal Turbomachinery Engineer

Arvada, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$165K/yr - $200K/yr

15+ years exp

Barber-Nichols is a leading provider of custom turbomachinery for the Defense, Aerospace, Cryogenics and Energy industries. The Principal Turbomachinery Engineer serves as a technical expert, ensuring proper evaluations of turbomachinery trades against customer needs and leading the technical engineering effort throughout the product lifecycle.

ConsultingEducationInformation TechnologyLegalSoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Project owner for early trades/conceptualization efforts for the most challenging turbomachinery programs at Barber-Nichols

Familiarity with sizing and building models for both Rankine and Brayton Cycles to inform customer system design and strategy

In-depth understanding of down-selecting core technologies to inform early turbomachinery concept and project strategies

Proven track record of being able to transition from early trades/conceptualization to project execution team

Ability to provide strong technical contributions and enhance our core capabilities around key technology enablers for clean-sheet turbomachinery designs

Aero/Hydrodynamic Design (Turbines, compressors, fans, blowers, full emissions and partial emission pumps)

Bearings (Roller Element – Grease, Oil, Dry-film lube, Hydrodynamic, Hydrostatic, and foil bearings)

Seals (Elastomeric, Spring Energized, C-ring, Mechanical Face Seals, etc.)

Motors (Permanent Magnet and Induction)

Systems/Application Engineering

Take ownership and/or mentor more junior team members to meet all customer requirements, including technical capability, schedule milestones, and budgetary constraints on Barber-Nichols most challenging projects

Review project plans, project risk assessments, and project engineering deliverables. Act as a Project Engineer Approver during design review process

Provide technical guidance to programmatic activities such as creating and maintaining project budgets, schedules, and formal design reviews

Lead the technical engineering effort and apply engineering principles to define and analyze the design with minimal oversight

Collaborate with the Controller and Rotating Equipment development teams to ensure sub-system are optimized through verification and qualification

Qualification

Turbomachinery designRotating machinery expertiseMechanical designPermanent Magnet Motor DesignANSYSSolidWorksBearing technologiesProject managementCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience working in high aptitude manufacturing environment

Minimum fifteen years related experience focused on turbomachinery clean-sheet design

In-depth understanding of bearing technologies and down-selection/analysis of bearing system will be heavily weighted in the down selection of the chosen candidate

Proven rotating machinery expertise and experience with associated systems

Comprehensive understanding of rotating machinery design, analysis, test, and troubleshooting

Comprehensive understanding in the following applicable areas of turbomachinery electromechanical design: Mechanical (Aero/hydro, bearings, seal), Permanent Magnet Motor Design, Rotordynamics / Vibrations

Must be willing to work overtime as required

Travel up to 10% of working time

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, project management, enterprise resource planning, database, and specialized engineering application software such as Polarion, SolidWorks; the ability to learn analytical software such as ANSYS, CFX, etc

Ability and willingness to abide by set policies and/or safety programs established by BN, our clients, and/or regulatory agencies which govern our performance and behavior in the normal course of our work while on BNI or the client's property or job site

Excellent written and verbal communication skills required

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents

Strong organizational and time management skills

High attention to detail

Ability to successfully plan and implement objectives within established timelines and work schedules

Ability to analyze problems and develop effective solutions at both strategic and functional levels

Demonstrate behavior consistent with company values. (One-Team-All-In, Foster Each Other's Strengths, and Connecting Passion with Purpose)

Ability to work independently, with minimal direction as a highly motivated self-starter and within a team-oriented culture

To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), applicants for employment at Barber-Nichols must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e., current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1157-1158

Security clearance is required for this position

To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce

Preferred

Experience in Ansys and Solidworks

Applicable training certificates (FEA, CFD, etc) and successful completion of the Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T.) or Fundamentals of Engineering (F.E.) are desirable

A Colorado State Professional Engineer License is desirable