Turbomachinery Secondary Flow Engineer

Torrance, California, United States. Posted 3 months ago

The role

The secondary flow engineer will define the secondary flow path for power generation turbomachinery. You will work with cross-functional team members to define a manufacturable, high efficiency, and robust design.

What you will do

Responsible engineer for secondary flow passages
Own procurement or manufacture of seals
Conduct trade studies of seal configurations and drive actionable architecture decisions from them

Required qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
Experience analyzing secondary flow systems from either a systems perspective or from a seal design perspective
Experience with rotating seal design or seal procurement
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder)

Nice to have

Master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
Experience with commercially available secondary flow analysis packages (AxStream, Concepts NREC, Dyrobes)
Experience with supercritical C02
Experience conducting 3D CFD analyses of secondary flow paths in turbomachinery
Experience with thermodynamic cycle analysis

Benefits

Competitive base salary
Equity ownership
Comprehensive medical benefits
Unlimited PTO
Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite
Generous PPE stipend

Before you apply

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder)

About the company

Valar Atomics is a team of builders, engineers, and operators working to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable. Their first pilot plant will be in Orangeville, Utah.