Turbomachinery Development Engineer
Team and Role Overview:
Relativity seeks a highly talented Turbomachinery Development Engineer to join a rapidly growing space startup. This position will provide outstanding technical contribution in the development of the Aeon-1 turbopumps, as well as helping build a world-class turbopump team. A high degree of autonomy and initiative is required.
The Mission/Outcomes and Objectives:
Our mission is to change people’s conception of the way rockets are built and flown. As Turbomachinery Development Engineer, you will have a heavy hand in the fuel and oxidizer turbopump design for the Aeon-1 engine. You will be directly contributing to the design, test, integration, and operation of the turbopumps for the first flight engine. You will also provide design, analysis, and testing support to the propulsion team as we undergo an extensive hot fire testing campaign in 2019.
Candidate Profile:
In order to be successful in this role, you should be someone who thrives in ambiguity and is able to drive their own projects to completion. You must have the passion, tenacity and resolve to work through challenging issues unique to rocket turbopumps. Ideally, you are someone who has come from a fast paced, aerospace environment, having completed difficult projects while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary groups.
Minimum Required Skills and Competencies:
- An undergraduate degree in engineering or related field and 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Knowledge of turbomachinery design, testing, and analysis
- Experience designing bladed turbomachinery components (pumps, turbines, compressors, fans, etc)
- Experience with CREO or comparable CAD software
- Experience in CFD and/or FEA related work
- Experience maintaining budgets and schedule on large projects
- History of establishing lasting relationships with critical vendors
- Demonstrated ability to implement change management in a production environment
- Ability to collaborate effectively across relevant teams to develop manufacturing strategies
Preferred Skills and Competencies
- An advanced degree in engineering or related field and 7+ years of relevant experience
- Turbopump component development experience (impulse and reaction turbines, centrifugal pumps, dynamic seals, bearings)
- Rotordynamics analysis
- HCF and LCF structural analysis of bladed turbomachinery components
- Experience in a startup or agile development environment
- Experience working in a flight development program
- Six Sigma
- Root Cause and Corrective Action
- Value Stream Mapping
This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a United States Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required.