Lead/Scientist (Turbomachinery) Aerospace Engineer

Duration: 1 year, Onsite - W2 role - **May convert to direct role**

**U.S. Citizenship only, no dual citizenship**

**No security clearance required for contract but if converted to direct hire, must be able to obtain secret clearance

** No C2C/ Corp to Corp

The candidate:

Shall have the capability to lead the analysis, design, and optimization of turbomachinery for liquid rocket engine systems .

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in the design and performance analysis of inducers, impellers, volutes, pumps, turbines, and other associated rotating machinery operating in cryogenic and high temperature environments.

This role requires strong understanding of aerodynamics, thermodynamics, and hydrodynamics, and their application to high-speed turbomachinery

Shall have a strong understanding of cavitation and NPSH analysis, rotor-stator interaction, tip leakage flows, secondary flow losses, high-temperature turbine cooling techniques

Familiarity with engine cycles (gas generator, staged combustion, expander, etc.), cryogenic propellants, high-speed rotating equipment reliability

May coordinate risk and opportunity management for development and production programs

Skills:

• Candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or the equivalent combination of education and a minimum of 9 years of experience
• Strong background in aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics
• High proficiency in utilization of commercial codes such as: ANSYS Workbench/FLUINT/CFX, CFD++
• Experience programming in MATLAB, FORTRAN, Python