L5 Lead​/L6 Scientist; Aero Thermal Fluids- Aerospace

L5 Lead / L6 Scientist (Aero Thermal Fluids
- Aerospace)

Job Title:

L5 Lead / L6 Scientist.

Duration: 12-month contract on W2.

Pay Rate: $80,000 - $93,000 on W2.

Candidate will work in the ATF (Aero Thermal Fluids) group based out of the Canoga Park facility.

Job Description:

• Shall have the capability to lead the analysis, design, and optimization of turbo machinery for liquid rocket engine systems. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in the design and performance analysis of inducers, impellers, volutes, pumps, turbines, and other associated rotating machinery operating in cryogenic and high temperature environments. This role requires strong understanding of aerodynamics, thermodynamics, and hydrodynamics, and their application to high-speed turbo machinery.
  
  Shall have a strong understanding of cavitation and NPSH analysis, rotor-stator interaction, tip leakage flows, secondary flow losses, high-temperature turbine cooling techniques. Familiarity with engine cycles (gas generator, staged combustion, expander, etc.), cryogenic propellants, high-speed rotating equipment reliability. May coordinate risk and opportunity management for development and production programs.

Essential Functions:

• 65% - Perform all or a combination of analysis related to thermodynamics, aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, and computational fluid dynamics. Responsible for utilizing a combination of commercial and in-house developed software tools, and/or hand calculation methods to correlate analysis models and review test data.
• 15% - Strengthens the technical capacity of the Company and facilitates transfer of technology by mentoring less experienced engineers and team members.
• 10% - Produce analysis reports and test reports. Present analysis to both internal and external customers.
• 10% - Support verification tests. Work with designers and project engineers by providing analysis support.

Skills:

• Candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or the equivalent combination of education and a minimum of 9 years of experience. Strong background in aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics.
• High proficiency in utilization of commercial codes such as: ANSYS Workbench/FLUINT/CFX, CFD++.
• Experience programming in Python, FORTRAN, Python.

Seniority level:
Mid-Senior level.

Employment type:

Contract.

Job function:
Research.

Industries:
Staffing and Recruiting.