Senior Propulsion Development Engineer - Turbopumps

Leidos is hiring a Turbopump Development Engineer to lead work on a liquid rocket engine and other programs. The role focuses on designing and analyzing liquid rocket engine turbopumps, leading their development from concept to qualification, and collaborating with project teams and customers.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as lead technical engineer for task focused on design and development of critical propulsion related hardware
• Design and analyze liquid rocket engine turbopumps, leading development from concept to qualified system

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or similar from an ABET accredited university
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in engineer roles, 6 years with a Master's degree, with at least 3 years of turbopump experience
• Understanding of functional performance requirements as well as component designs for turbopumps in liquid rocket engine applications
• Experience with CAD software such as Solidworks and pump design and analysis tools such as AxCent, PUMPAL/AXIAL, and/or ANSYS CFX
• Demonstrated ability to conduct trade studies and develop analysis & evaluation tools to develop and optimize pump designs
• Able to clearly write clear, concise, and comprehensive technical reports and present results to multi-disciplinary teams and customer stakeholders
• Master's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or similar from an ABET accredited university
• Experience with turbopump analyses including rotordynamics, and secondary flows
• Experience in planning for and supporting testing of propulsion systems, including performance characterization, environmental testing, and integrated static firing
• Experience with cryogens, hypergols, or hydrogen peroxide systems
• Experience with fluid system analysis tools such as GFSSP, ROCETS, or similar
• Experience with DoD, NASA, or other aerospace development projects
• Knowledge of applicable standards and regulations, including SMC-S-016
• Project planning and scheduling, including selection and management of multiple suppliers