Senior Design Engineer
Listed on 2025-12-21
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Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Barber-Nichols (BN) is a premier provider of custom turbo machinery solutions serving the Defense, Aerospace, Cryogenics, and Energy industries. Our team consists of industry leaders who collaborate closely with equally accomplished customers to deliver technologies that advance their markets and establish enduring partnerships. From designing the blower for NASA’s Dragonfly mission to engineering critical components for the U.S. Navy’s MK-48 program, BN’s portfolio spans some of the most exciting and impactful projects in the world.
For those seeking to contribute to impactful projects alongside a highly skilled team, BN offers an exceptional place to build your career.
Position Summary: The Senior Design Engineer is a technical leader specializing in mechanical design, CAD modeling, and drawing creation for custom turbo machinery (pumps, turbines, compressors, etc.). This role applies advanced GD&T, tolerance analysis, and DFM/A principles to deliver accurate, cost-effective, and manufacturable designs. They support clean-sheet turbo machinery design, modifications to existing designs, resolve production issues, and drive design process standardization across the business.
KeyResults Areas
- Function as part of the project team to create part models and assembly models that are used for engineering analysis and drawing creation.
- Work with the manufacturing team to design the cost out of parts while employing knowledge of “design for manufacture, assembly, inspection, and test” principles.
- Lead activities to improve execution of the modeling phase of a project.
- Perform engineering analysis for first-cut sizing of components.
- Perform tolerance stack analysis with cross functional inputs to ensure critical fits and clearances are achieved.
- Dimensioning and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) expertise.
- Knowledge of manufacturing and inspection processes.
- Checking drawing/design package for complete and accurate content and to ensure compliance with applicable standards.
- Lead activities to improve execution and efficiency of the drawing creation and checking phase of a project.
- Develop and standardize processes, tools, guidelines, training aids, etc. related to B-N Design. Lead and implement special business-wide protocols and procedures as needed by the overall business.
Mid-Senior level
Employment TypeFull-time
IndustriesDefense and Space Manufacturing
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Location:
Denver, CO
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