Senior Specialist, Aerospace Engineering - Turbo Machinery
About The Position
Candidate will work in the ATF (Aero Thermal Fluids) group based out of the Canoga Park facility. The candidate: Shall have the capability to lead the analysis, design, and optimization of turbomachinery for liquid rocket engine systems. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in the design and performance analysis of inducers, impellers, volutes, pumps, turbines, and other associated rotating machinery operating in cryogenic and high temperature environments. This role requires strong understanding of aerodynamics, thermodynamics, hydrodynamics, and bearing and seal systems and their application to high-speed turbomachinery Shall have a strong understanding of cavitation and NPSH analysis, rotor-stator interaction, tip leakage flows, secondary flow losses, high-temperature turbine cooling techniques Familiarity with engine cycles (gas generator, staged combustion, expander, etc.), cryogenic propellants, high-speed rotating equipment reliability May coordinate risk and opportunity management for development and production programs
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience.
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
- Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance
Nice To Haves
- Extensive experience with utilizing LINUX & HPC systems
- Strong background in aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics
- High proficiency in utilization of commercial codes such as: ANSYS Workbench/FLUINT/CFX, CFD++, Cadence Pointwise
- Extensive experience programming in MATLAB / FORTRAN / Python
Responsibilities
- Perform all or a combination of analysis related to thermodynamics, aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, and computational fluid dynamics.
- Responsible for utilizing a combination of commercial and in-house developed software tools, and/or hand calculation methods to correlate analysis models and review test data.
- Strengthens the technical capacity of the company and facilitate transfer of technology by mentoring less experienced engineers and team members.
- Produce analysis reports and test reports.
- Present analysis to both internal and external customers.
- Support verification tests.
- Work with designers and project engineers by providing analysis support.
Benefits
- health and disability insurance
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- EAP
- education assistance
- parental leave
- paid time off
- company-paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
