Orbital Operations · 4 months ago
Turbomachinery Design Engineer
Long Beach, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$100K/yr - $175K/yr
5+ years expOrbital Operations is focused on advancing access to space through innovative engineering solutions. The Turbomachinery Design Engineer will lead the design, development, and qualification of turbomachinery components, ensuring they meet aggressive manufacturing goals and performance standards.
Industrial EngineeringManufacturingSpace Travel
Responsibilities
Design, build, and test turbopump pumps and/or turbines for propulsion systems
Own critical turbomachinery components, as every engineer at Orbital assumes profound responsibility for their hardware
Perform the aero/hydro sizing and flow path design and analysis work for the turbopumps and other turbomachinery for spacecraft systems
Ensure that detailed mechanical analysis is performed on all the turbopump components/systems, reviewed, and meets the required standards for life and reliability targets
Work with designers to prepare accurate and correct models and drawings for turbopump assembly and components, ensure that these drawings are correct and manufacturable with the available processes (or develop a process to enable them)
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 (combustion devices, valves, etc.) to ensure that the turbomachinery design is optimally integrated and that risks are well balanced across the system
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 the cost and lead time of components
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in aeronautical/astronautical, aerospace, or mechanical engineering
5+ years of professional experience in the design of turbomachinery components
Experience with commercial analysis (structural and fluids) software
Preferred
Master's degree or higher in aeronautical/astronautical, aerospace, or mechanical engineering
Strong understanding of turbomachinery aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, and mechanical design
Strong understanding of thermodynamics, compressible and incompressible flow, thermochemistry mechanics, and/or materials
Hands-on experience with turbomachinery hardware build
Experience with turbomachinery manufacturing and design of manufacturability
Experience with turbomachinery testing and engine testing
Understanding of engineering fundamentals and the ability to perform basic analysis
Great attitude in the face of extreme challenges
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Company
Orbital Operations
Orbital Operations is developing high thrust space vehicles for satellite defense.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$8.8MKey Investors
Initialized Capital
2025-08-07Seed· $8.8M
2025-03-12Seed
2025-01-29Pre Seed
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