Turbomachinery Design Engineer

Orbital Operations•Long Beach, CA

182d

About The Position

An engineer in this role will lead the design, development, and qualification of rotating and stationary flow path components for multiple turbomachinery applications at Orbital, taking the designs from initial concept to flight. Being successful in this role will require a strong technical knowledge of turbomachinery, coupled aero/hydro and mechanical design, and a broader turbomachinery system understanding as well as the ability to work with a wider team of specialists in the various sub-systems. Ensuring that turbomachinery solutions are developed with aggressive manufacturing goals, minimum cost/weight, and on an aggressive schedule is also key to success.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in aeronautical/astronautical, aerospace, or mechanical engineering
3+ years of professional experience in the design of turbomachinery components
Experience with commercial analysis (structural and fluids) software

Nice To Haves

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

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