Turbomachinery Engineer II

Responsibilities:

• Perform clean sheet design of turbopump subcomponents and assemblies to meet all system level requirements.
• Incorporate design modifications of existing components to increase performance, improve manufacturability, and resolve limitations.
• Support turbomachinery-related root-cause analysis efforts.
• Support analysis to ensure our turbopumps meet all system level requirements.
• Collaborate with the manufacturing, analysis, and test teams to reduce part-to-part variation and discrepancies to improve product performance and yield.
• Support assembly of first article prototypes.
• Required Qualifications:
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 3+ years’ experience in design, development, and testing.
• 3+ years' experience within hardware-focused organizations.
• 3+ years’ experience working with CAD software, preferably Siemens NX or PTC Creo.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, startup environment.
• Design experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Mechanical Design, Bearing Design, Seal Design, Rotor dynamics; balancing fundamentals, and/or DFM, GD&T and blueprint review
• Track record of a clear communication process between design, manufacturing, and test operations to ensure products meets all specifications.
• Desired Skills and Experience:
• 2+ years’ experience in turbomachinery design, development, and testing.
• Experience operating in ISO 9001 or AS9100 certified organizations.
• Demonstrated success as project lead.
• Working knowledge of thermodynamics of incompressible flows and cryogenic fluids.
• Demonstrated proficiency with basic principles of design for additive manufacturing
• Liquid propellant rocket engine design, test, or analysis
• Experience with structural and thermal analysis using Ansys FEA software
• Experience of 3D modeling and 2D drawing creation in CAD
• Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $91,000 - $116,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.
• Classification: Full-time Exempt
• Benefits Include: (Please note, Interns are not eligible for benefits)
• Unlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement
• Paid Parental and Adoptive Leave
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)
• Employer Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life, ADD
• Additional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport
• EAP Program
• Retirement Savings Plan - 401k with Company Match
• Equity Grants in the Company
• How To Apply: Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by filling out the application below and clicking "Submit Application". This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.