The opportunity
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
What you'll do
Design, build and test turbopumps for liquid fueled rocket engines and other rocket or spacecraft systems
Own critical turbomachinery components and be responsible for every aspect of: the turbomachinery design, demonstrate ownership and work in close collaboration with manufacturing and assembling
Perform the hydrodynamic sizing and flowpath design and analysis work for: impellers and diffusers for the raptor engine and other turbomachinery for spacecraft systems
Ensure that detailed mechanical analysis is performed on all the turbopump: components/systems. Review drawings and make sure that selected designs meet the required standards for life and reliability targets
Devise accurate and correct models, develop new methodologies and first: principles-based tools to determine turbopump performance and operability. Push the boundary of the state of the art of turbomachinery designs by exploring innovative concepts
Interface with our world-class production team to ensure designs are: successfully translated into flight hardware that is revolutionizing access to space
What they're looking for
- Work with teams developing other systems (vehicle, feedlines, valves, etc.): to ensure that the turbopump design is optimally integrated and that risks are well balanced across the system
- Own secondary flow analysis and design, ensure that current and future hardware meets performance targets
- Support both component and assembly testing. Be involved with defining the: test configuration, the test process/execution and review the results to confirm
- Lead the resolution of issues encountered with the turbopump during development/qualification testing
