Design Release Engineer- Rotating Components

general job summary:

the rotating component design release engineer is responsible for ensuring the successful design, development, validation, and release of rotating engine components used within propulsion systems. This role focuses on turbo machinery hardware including turbine wheels, compressor components, shafts, bearings, seals, and associated rotating assemblies.

this role owns component designs from concept through production release, ensuring designs meet performance, structural, manufacturing, and reliability requirements. The role ensures rotating hardware is configuration-controlled, technically mature, and ready for production, test, and customer delivery.

this position works closely with design engineering, product engineering, performance engineering, systems engineering, manufacturing, and quality to ensure rotating components are robust, manufacturable, and capable of meeting engine performance requirements.

• own the design and development of rotating turbo machinery components, including:
  • turbine wheels and disks
  • compressor rotors and impellers
  • shafts and couplings
  • bearings and bearing support structures
  • seals and rotating interfaces
• support design engineering in the development of 3d cad models and 2d engineering drawings
• define component best practices based on customer flow down requirements and internal methodologies as they relate to geometry, tolerances, and interface requirements
• apply continuous improvement methods to refine component design (design best practices based on learnings) and processes
• ensure designs meet structural, thermal, and performance requirements

• ensure engineering drawings, models, and specifications are released in accordance with configuration management standards
• maintain design documentation including:
  • engineering drawings
  • bills of material (bom)
  • design calculations
  • interface documentation
  • technical specifications
• support engineering change requests (ecr) and engineering change notices (ecn)
• ensure designs are configuration-controlled within plm/pdm systems
• manage and present component status & schedule during internal reviews relative process of engineering milestones (change control boards, issues resolution board, gate reviews)

• perform/coordinate necessary structural analysis for rotating components including:
  • stress analysis
  • fatigue life evaluation
  • rotor dynamics considerations
  • thermal effects
• collaborate with cae/fea engineers to validate component integrity

• partner with manufacturing engineering to ensure components are manufacturable and producible
• support machining strategy, tolerancing, and inspection requirements
• participate in design reviews related to manufacturability and assembly
• support production readiness reviews and first article inspections
• support on-site supplier audits

• support component and system testing activities
• evaluate test data to confirm rotating component performance
• support failure analysis and troubleshooting of rotating hardware
• provide engineering support during development and production testing

• participate in post-test design reviews and own the execution of root cause investigations related to rotating component performance or failures
• support corrective actions and design improvementscapture lessons learned to improve future design robustness and manufacturability

• work closely with:
  • design engineering
  • product engineering
  • systems engineering
  • performance engineering
  • manufacturing engineering
  • test engineering
  • quality engineering
• support design reviews, technical risk assessments, and engineering decisions
• communicate design intent and technical requirements to cross-functional teams

• no direct supervisory responsibility
• may provide technical guidance to junior engineers or technicians

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