Powerpack Engineer Level II

Kent, Washingtonfull timeOn Site

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$110k–$135k

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Cowboyspace Powerpack Engineer Level II is responsible for the design definition, interfaces, build, and performance of turbopump components. Owns mechanical design from concept through hot fire testing and flight, ensuring hardware meets requirements through analysis and testing.

Responsibilities

The turbopump is the heart of the engine and sets its performance ceiling. In this role you are the responsible engineer for a set of turbopump components: their design definition, their interfaces, how they get built, and how they perform on the stand. You will trade designs, and you will own the argument that your hardware meets its requirements, including which of those requirements get closed by analysis and which have to be proven in a test cell. Your parts go from ore to orbit with your name on them.
Bring a culture of creativity to every design challenge. Own each solution or improvement with true accountability, seeing it through to completion.
Own the mechanical design of turbopump components and subassemblies from concept through hot fire testing and flight: CAD models, design definitions, tolerances, GD&T, material and process specifications, analysis cycles, and the requirements each component has to meet.
Integrate constraints from hydro, aero, structures, secondary flow, and thermals into a single coherent design.
Control the configuration and record pedigree for your components across build, test, and refurbishment cycles.
Drive hardware through manufacturing and build: fabrication, first article review, and nonconformance disposition.
Provide real-time support and data reduction for component and engine tests and provide support to anomaly investigations.

Qualification

Bachelor's degree in AerospaceMust be a UMaster's degree or PhExperience at a fast-moving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or related engineering field.
Proficiency in 3D CAD and in producing released, manufacturable design definitions with sound geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and tolerance stack-ups.
Working knowledge of turbomachinery fundamentals.
Hands-on experience taking a design through build and test.
Familiarity with material and manufacturing process selection for high-stress, high-cycle applications.
Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Preferred

2+ years of turbomachinery or turbopump design experience.
Master's degree or Ph.D. in Aerospace, Mechanical, or related engineering field.
Experience with liquid rocket engine turbopumps or reusable propulsion systems, or experience with adjacent rotating machinery. Gas turbines, industrial pumps, compressors, and turbochargers all build fundamentals that carry over to turbopump design.
Experience with detailed design and analysis of fluid components (impellers, diffusers, volutes, turbines, and secondary flow), dynamic seals, and structures.
Experience leading a root cause investigation on hardware you owned and carrying the corrective action through to closure.
Familiarity with cryogenic hardware design and cryogenic material behavior.
Experience with multiple methods of manufacture (additive, forgings, castings).
Experience at a fast-moving, hardware-focused startup or early-stage program.

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
PTO
Equity/RSU
Parental Leave

Company

Cowboyspace

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