Turbopump Development Engineer – High-Thrust Rocket Engine
The Exploration Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Munich • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Python
About the role
- Designing, analyzing, and optimizing turbopump components for rocket engines, with a focus on liquid oxygen pumps
- Making and documenting well-reasoned consequential decisions in turbomachinery design
- Carrying out the mechanical design of cryogenic pump components and assemblies based on specifications and best practices
- Supervision of external subcontractors and communication with suppliers
- Design of test apparatus, definition of test objectives and analysis of test results
- Analytical modeling of geometric, mechanical or fluidic problems and implementing solutions in programs
Requirements
- Master's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related and applicable technical discipline. Alternatively, a bachelor's degree with substantial relevant experience
- Strong fundamentals in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and mechanical design
- Good understanding of industry standard and emerging manufacturing methods and their respective constraints
- Proficient in the use of 3D CAD software and drafting
- Experience writing software/scripts in languages like Python
- Ability to infer system-level implications of component design choices
- Strong ability to work in close collaboration with others
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong analysis and problem-solving skills
- Strong research skills and ability to infer useful information from partial or even contradictory sources
- Drive towards excellence coupled with ability to work within time constraints
- Proficiency in organization and prioritization of tasks
- Fluency in English
Benefits
- We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind
- We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them
- We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
turbopump designcryogenic pump designfluid mechanicsthermodynamicsmechanical design3D CAD softwarePythonanalytical modelingtest apparatus designmanufacturing methods
Soft skills
decision makingcollaborationoral communicationwritten communicationanalysisproblem-solvingresearchorganizationprioritizationdrive towards excellence
Certifications
Master's degree in Mechanical EngineeringMaster's degree in Aerospace EngineeringBachelor's degree in related technical discipline