Engines - Turbomachinery Engineer
Engines - Turbomachinery Engineer
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Job Description
At Stoke we believe that a thriving space economy leads to a vibrant sustainable and equitable future here on Earth. That is why we are building our fully and rapidly reusable vehicle Nova. It is designed to fly daily and solve the core challenges of space transportation it reduces cost increases availability and enhances reliability. By radically lowering the cost and increasing the cadence of launch were able to create a truly scalable space industry.
Our team is mission-driven collaborative and empowered with ownership of their work. If you want to work with some of the most dedicated and talented people on Earth come join us.
Description
Fully reusable launch vehicles are the key to seamlessly connecting Earth and space. As a Turbomachinery Engineer at Stoke you will have extreme ownership over all aspects of turbomachinery design analysis manufacturing build testing and validation for advanced reusable rocket engines. You will seek out state-of-the-art design and manufacturing techniques and tools to solve challenging turbomachinery problems and you will continuously iterate and improve your designs. Youll also work on rapidly reusable rocket engines meant to be flown daily. You must be ready to stay focused move fast self-direct and learn on the fly.
Responsibilities
- Design build and testturbopumps for liquid rocket engines
- Own turbomachinery design (CAD) drawings and manufacturing plans
- Perform hydrodynamic and aerodynamic sizing and flowpath design and analysis work for inducers impellers diffusers nozzles turbines and other turbomachinery
- Perform hydrostatic bearing sizing performance trending and coatings development for turbopump bearings
- Evaluate axial thrust balance during transients and steady-state operating points.
- Perform tolerance stackups own build books and ensure as-built pumps meet design intent.
- Own test verification activities to ensure accomplished tests meet requirements
- Support turbopump testing data review inspections and go/no-gos
- Own performance trending of various components (inducers impellers turbines axial/ radial bearing capacities cavitation etc)
- Own design improvement plans for turbopump components including manufacturing improvements to reduce cost and lead time
- Use/develop high-speed data tools to review for turbopump vibration and rotor-dynamics performance
- Resolve hardware build non-conformances thru resolution
- Conduct fault tree investigations and root cause analysis
Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience as an RE who takes extreme ownership of their product
- Demonstrated ability to manage numerous hardware workflows to meet required delivery dates
- Bachelors degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or similar
- 2 years of experience in design build and testing of rocket engine turbopumps or related turbomachinery experience
- Understanding of hydrodynamic/aerodynamic design and fundamentals of turbomachinery
- Extensive experience using CAD tools and configuration management (Siemens NX and Teamcenter preferred).
- Experience with mechanical design including machined parts additive parts weldments fasteners seals and rotating assemblies.
- Experience in rocket engine turbomachinery axial/radial tolerance stackups and material selection
- Experience in the design build and testing of inducers impellers volutes turbines nozzles shafts bearings and seals.
- Experience with secondary flow and axial thrust balance modeling
- Proficiency in heat transfer compressible and incompressible flow and cryogenics
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Willing to relocate to Seattle WA
Benefits
- Equity We know that our employees are the reason we succeed. To give everyone a stake in our future we are pleased to offer equity in the form of stock options to all regular full-time employees.
- Comprehensive benefits program including subsidized medical dental and vision insurance
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- 4 weeks Paid Time Off
- Holidays 10 days (including an end-of-year closure)
- Paid Family/Parental Leave
- On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend (depending on location)
- Dog friendly offices!
Compensation
Target Levels:
- Level 1 range - $91000 - $114900
- Level 2 range - $104500 - $141400
- Level 3 range - $123000 - $184400
- Level 4 range - $144100 - $240100
- Level 5 range - $168100 - $312200
Our job posts are intentionally written to attract a wide variety of experience levels and we make decisions about the right fit on a per-candidate basis.
Your actual level and base salary will be decided based on your specific experience and skill level.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Equal Opportunity
The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer including with respect to disability and veteran status. It is committed to compliance with all equal opportunity laws including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and Title VII. It does not discriminate on the basis of nationality race citizenship immigration status or any other protected class when it comes to employment practices including hiring.
Employment at the Company is contingent upon satisfactory completion of reference and background checks and on your ability to prove your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. for the Company. Employees must comply with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services employment verification requirements and therefore they must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 at the start of employment and re-verify authorization to work periodically.
Separate from this I-9 process this position entails access to certain technology and technical data that is restricted under U.S. export control laws and regulations. Employment or continued employment may be conditioned on your legal authorization to work with or have access to export control materials as necessary to perform your job.
Employment Type
Full Time
