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SpaceX · 2 days ago

Sr. Turbomachinery Engineer (Raptor)

Hawthorne, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$125K/yr - $175K/yr

5+ years exp

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. They are seeking a highly motivated Turbomachinery Engineer to design and develop the next generation of turbopumps for the Raptor rocket, leading the design, development, and qualification processes.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, build and test turbopumps for liquid fueled rocket engines and other rocket or spacecraft systems

Own critical turbomachinery components and be responsible for every aspect of the turbomachinery design, demonstrate ownership and work in close collaboration with manufacturing and assembling

Perform the hydrodynamic sizing and flowpath design and analysis work for impellers and diffusers for the raptor engine and other turbomachinery for spacecraft systems

Ensure that detailed mechanical analysis is performed on all the turbopump components/systems. Review drawings and make sure that selected designs meet the required standards for life and reliability targets

Devise accurate and correct models, develop new methodologies and first principles-based tools to determine turbopump performance and operability. Push the boundary of the state of the art of turbomachinery designs by exploring innovative concepts

Interface with our world-class production team to ensure designs are successfully translated into flight hardware that is revolutionizing access to space

Work with teams developing other systems (vehicle, feedlines, valves, etc.) to ensure that the turbopump design is optimally integrated and that risks are well balanced across the system

Own secondary flow analysis and design, ensure that current and future hardware meets performance targets

Support both component and assembly testing. Be involved with defining the test configuration, the test process/execution and review the results to confirm

Lead the resolution of issues encountered with the turbopump during development/qualification testing

Support ongoing design improvements to turbopump assemblies and/or sub systems including manufacturing improvements to reduce cost and lead time of components

Qualification

Turbomachinery designPump hydrodynamic designThermodynamicsSiemens NXAnsysMechanical analysisTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

5+ years of experience in the design of turbomachinery

Willingness to travel in support of launching and testing of hardware

Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed to resolve critical technical or timing issues

Preferred

Master's degree or higher in aerospace, aeronautics or mechanical engineering

Strong understanding of pump hydrodynamic/aerodynamic design and fundamentals of turbomachinery (mechanical design, and hands on experience with turbomachinery hardware build)

Strong understanding of thermodynamics, compressible and incompressible flow, thermochemistry mechanics and/or materials

Experience with turbomachinery manufacturing and design of manufacturability

Experience with secondary flow and axial thrust balance modeling

Experience with meanline analysis, turbomachinery testing and engine testing

Professional experience using Siemens NX (Unigraphics) or other CAD packages

Experience with Ansys (CFX, mechanical, thermal)

Understanding of engineering fundamentals and the ability to develop first principles based models and quick estimates

Experience at a nimble engineering organization or in a highly technical position that required a scrappy, entrepreneurial manner to accomplish tasks with tight time or budget constraints