Senior Turbomachinery Aerodynamic Engineer

Air Products • Houston, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Air Products is seeking a Senior Turbomachinery Aerodynamic Design Engineer for its Rotoflow business in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. This hands-on engineering design role delivers aerodynamic designs, performance predictions, and engineering tool improvements for turboexpanders, centrifugal compressors, and related turbomachinery systems. The role has a hybrid schedule with four days per week in the office and typically less than 10% travel.

Rotoflow develops equipment, aftermarket services, and engineered solutions for cryogenic and warm gas centrifugal turbomachinery used in industrial gas, hydrocarbon, LNG, and petrochemical applications. Its portfolio includes compressor-loaded turboexpanders, generator-loaded power recovery expanders, and custom-engineered rotating equipment.

The engineer works across the equipment lifecycle, from proposal development and aerodynamic sizing through detailed design, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis. The position also contributes to aerodynamic analysis tools and methods, collaborates with turbomachinery engineers and other disciplines, and applies advanced aerodynamic design methods to customer applications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience using CFD-based aerodynamic analysis tools and applying 1D, 2D, or 3D aerodynamic methods.
• Strong knowledge of turbomachinery aerodynamics, compressible flow, flowpath optimization, aerodynamic performance, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and turbomachinery performance prediction.
• Ability to select and apply appropriate modeling fidelity for design, analysis, and performance prediction.
• Strong analytical, creative problem-solving, critical-thinking, decision-making, and root cause analysis skills.
• Detail-oriented, organized, self-motivated, collaborative, results-oriented, and customer-focused approach.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment and balance multiple project priorities.
• Commitment to knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, innovation, and engineering excellence.
• Ability to learn quickly, build trust, and maintain a positive, team-oriented approach.

Nice To Haves

• Five or more years of turbomachinery or rotating machinery aerodynamic design experience.
• Experience designing turbomachinery flowpath components, impellers, vanes, compressors, turboexpanders, or related rotating equipment.
• Experience with turbomachinery testing, data acquisition, performance evaluation, or matching test results to improve analytical models.
• Advanced degree focused on Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Aerodynamics, Turbomachinery, or a related discipline.
• Experience with performance prediction methodologies, aerodynamic performance mapping, equipment selection, and flowpath optimization.
• Experience with aerodynamic design and CFD platforms such as ANSYS, Concepts NREC AxCent, or similar turbomachinery analysis tools.
• Programming experience using Python, MATLAB, C++, C#, VB, Fortran, or a similar technical programming language.

Responsibilities

• Perform aerodynamic design for customer projects, including flowpath optimization of impellers, vanes, centrifugal compressors, turboexpanders, and related rotating equipment.
• Conduct preliminary aerodynamic sizing and performance calculations during proposal development, then refine analyses through equipment definition and project execution.
• Apply suitable analytical methods, including CFD, 2D and quasi-3D methods, 1D performance calculations, and aerodynamic performance mapping.
• Develop and improve aerodynamic engineering tools, sizing methods, performance prediction models, and workflows.
• Collaborate with aerodynamic, simulation, product, proposals, process, and manufacturing engineers, and external software providers when appropriate.
• Share technical expertise and best practices to support consistent, high-efficiency designs and analysis methods.
• Support new product development and improve the efficiency, performance, cost, and competitiveness of existing products and project solutions.
• Contribute to equipment testing, data analysis, field commissioning, startup support, aftermarket activities, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Apply fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, compressible flow, and turbomachinery fundamentals to solve aerodynamic challenges.
• Advocate for aerodynamic considerations while collaborating across disciplines to optimize system solutions.
• Promote safety, diversity, inclusion, collaboration, and continuous learning in accordance with Air Products and Rotoflow values.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available on the first day of employment.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent daycare expenses.
• Health Savings Account.
• Life Insurance (AD&D) and Supplemental AD&D.
• Competitive pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior