Sr. Specialist, Aerospace Engineering - Turbo Machinery

L3HHCM20•Los Angeles, CA

5d•$88,500 - $189,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role is part of the ATF (Aero Thermal Fluids) group based out of the Canoga Park facility. Successful candidates will 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 a strong understanding of aerodynamics, thermodynamics, hydrodynamics, and bearing and seal systems and their application to high-speed turbomachinery. A strong understanding of cavitation and NPSH analysis, rotor-stator interaction, tip leakage flows, secondary flow losses, and high-temperature turbine cooling techniques is also required. Familiarity with engine cycles (gas generator, staged combustion, expander, etc.), cryogenic propellants, and high-speed rotating equipment reliability is expected.

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.
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.
Strong understanding of aerodynamics, thermodynamics, hydrodynamics, and bearing and seal systems and their application to high-speed turbomachinery.
Strong understanding of cavitation and NPSH analysis, rotor-stator interaction, tip leakage flows, secondary flow losses, high-temperature turbine cooling techniques.
Familiar with engine cycles (gas generator, staged combustion, expander, etc.), cryogenic propellants, high-speed rotating equipment reliability.

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.
May coordinate risk and opportunity management for development and production programs.
Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.