Description

About Barber-Nichols:
Barber-Nichols (BN) is a leading provider of custom turbomachinery for the Defense, Aerospace, Cryogenics and Energy industries. This is a unique place. Our company is made up of people that are at the top of their game. And we are working with customers who are at the top of their game. Together, we help our customers revolutionize their markets and build amazing relationships with them in the process. If you're seeking to work with an amazing team in a “get-it-done” atmosphere that supports your development, and recognizes your achievements, BN is the place for you.

Position Summary:

The Project Engineer – Space Turbopumps will provide oversight on rocket turbopump programs from inception to shipment; including system and machine analysis, design, manufacturing oversight, assembly, and test of mechanical/electrical turbomachinery assemblies. Increasingly challenging projects are completed with only high-level oversight by more senior engineers. Projects typically include technical ownership of clean-sheet designs, understanding of process trades, customer interfacing, and acceptance / qualification test definition.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage challenging turbopump projects to meet customer requirements, including performance and life.

a. Lead clean sheet engineering efforts and apply engineering principles and system

understanding to define and analyze the design.

b. Direct and review the work of other engineers and mechanical designers in the layout and

detailed design tasks to ensure a cost effective and manufacturable design.

c. Review designs and working drawings to determine that they conform to project specifications

and requirements.

d. Lead DFx/Cost Reduction activities throughout design cycle.

e. Develop assembly and test plans and specify/procure associated test hardware.

f. Coordinate component and/or rig testing, analyzing results and deriving conclusions.

g. Validate and document product acceptance through testing at our on-site facilities.

h. Ensure customer satisfaction by keeping the customer updated and informed through the

project.

i. Perform programmatic activities such as creating and maintaining project budgets, schedules,

and formal design reviews.

Resolve technical challenges through broad technical knowledge of turbomachinery and related electromechanical systems.

a. Analyze and optimize turbopump-related systems.

b. Lead the technical engineering effort and apply engineering principles to define and analyze the

design.

c. May perform increasingly challenging calculations involving heat transfer, structural and rotating

component stress analysis, aerodynamics, cycle analysis, turbine and impeller sizing,

bearing and seal selection, etc.

Effectively function in a team environment to drive organizational success. Delegate work and provide oversight to more junior Project Engineers.

a. Work with Sales to help the customer fully specify their requirements.

b. Embrace a system approach to requirements management and requirement decomposition to

turbopump sub-systems.

c. Coordinate with our on-site manufacturing and technician groups to ensure successful projects

and address manufacturing issues as they arise.

d. Actively support manufacturing and procurement during project execution.

e. Address manufacturing issues as they arise and help develop process improvements.

f. Provide oversight and direction to more junior Project Engineers.

Requirements

To qualify for this position, an individual must possess the knowledge, training, experience and abilities required as follows:

Education and Training

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience working in high aptitude manufacturing environment.

Experience:

• Minimum six years (ten preferred) directly related technical turbopump design experience.
• Minimum three years Project Engineering and/or Lead Engineer experience.
• Experience with Systems Engineering and related tools.
• Proven experience within a phasegate product design process.
• Demonstrated experience with engineer to production products.
• Applied understanding of traditional and non-traditional machining processes, and their
• implementation into designs, including: Lathe/Mill; EDM/ECM.
• Additive Manufacturing (Metal and Plastic).
• DFx for Cost and Risk Reduction.
• Comprehensive understanding of rotating machinery design, analysis, test, and
• troubleshooting.
• Ability to size / trade different turbine types.
• Ability to size / trade pump impellers (full and partial emission preferred).
• Comprehensive understanding in the following applicable areas of turbopump mechanical
• Design: Mechanical (Rotordynamics, stress, thermal, bearings, seals; Rotordynamics /
• Vibrations.

Additional Requirements:

• Overtime may be required.
• Travel up to 10% of working time.

Desired Job Qualification:

• Experience in Ansys and Solidworks.
• Applicable training certificates (FEA, CFD, etc.) and successful completion of the Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T.) or Fundamentals of Engineering (F.E.) are desirable.
• A Colorado State Professional Engineer License is desirable.

 ITAR Requirements: To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at Barber-Nichols must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e., current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158. Security clearance is not required for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Barber-Nichols is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by law.

Compensation and Benefits:

The salary range for this role ranges from $95,000-$125,000.

This range represent the anticipated minimum and maximum base bonus for this position based upon a good faith and reasonable estimate. The final compensation for this position will be set based on the applicant’s qualifications (education, training and/or experience related to this role), and therefore, may fall outside the range shown, depending on the circumstances. 

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