Turbomachinery Design Engineer
Parque Industrial de Elche (Poligono Industrial),
Spain
About PLD:
Founded in 2011, PLD Space is a high-tech engineering, manufacturing and service-driven company, with deep track record and expertise in space launch technologies.
We are a trusted global championing industry leader disrupting the pathway to space access. We are on a mission to reach new heights by making space more accessible, supporting missions that will make us smarter, safer and wealthier.
Our purpose is to propel new futures, to enable progress from space and enrich peoples’ lives on Earth, by moving new economies, people and world forward.
Mission
As a Turbomachinery Design Engineer, you will be responsible for designing components of the propulsion system related to turbomachinery, including turbine and pumps. Your mission will involve developing high-performance turbomachinery designs to support our innovative microlauncher space vehicles.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and test turbopump hardware for MIURA 5 first/second stage liquid propellant rocket engines (TEPREL-C and TEPREL-C Vac).
- Work closely with the propulsion team to assure functional integration of the turbomachinery components in the engine system.
- Generate detail part production drawings to meet functional requirements by use of tolerance stackups.
- Build up and own turbomachine tolerance stackup, incorporating information from operational simulations to understand critical interface clearances and inform manufacturing and assembly choices.
- Elaborate, update and review engineering documentation including engineering models and drawings.
- Evaluate hardware nonconforming conditions providing written dispositions for development, production, test, and postproduction discrepancies considering design requirements, safety, quality, cost and schedule.
- Write, review, and update work instructions for assembly, handling, inspection of turbopump assemblies (both intermediate test articles and flight hardware).
- Provide feedback to identify, improve performance, increase reliability or manufacturability, and assembly at design level and operational level.
- Interface with vendor or in-house fabrication and assembly teams during design and prototype hardware builds. Incorporate any producibility lessons learned by design change and drawing revision.
Necessary Requirements
- Aerospace Engineering bachelor’s degree.
- Aerospace Engineering bachelor’s degree.
- > 5 years of experience using CAD to design parts/assemblies (SIEMENS NX preferred)
- Fluency in English, both written and oral, and excellent communication skills.
- Knowledge of CAD software and engineering principles, as well as manufacturing processes for turbomachinery.
- Manage suppliers for the following but not limited assembly/ fabrication tooling support, rotor balance, casting, bearings and seals.
- Experience in one or more of the following:
- Mechanical design of turbomachinery
- Design of Bearings and Seals / Mechanical Elements for rocket turbopump application.
- Manufacturing / producibility of turbopump hardware.
Desired Requirements
- Knowledge of CAD software and engineering principles, as well as manufacturing processes for turbomachinery.
- Knowledge in FEA analysis tools (ANSYS preferred).
- Knowledge in CFD analysis.
- Experience with cryogenic fluids.
- Familiar with manufacturing capabilities (typical tolerances) and processes: turning, milling, drilling, reaming, EDM, grinding, brazing, welding, 3D printing. Familiar with mechanical seals (metallic and elastomeric o-rings) and threaded fasteners
- Understanding of high-pressure fluid tubing systems and typical fittings for aerospace hardware and applicable standards.
Benefits
Health & Wellness: We want you to be happy and healthy in body and mind. We encourage you to have regular physiotherapy sessions at our facilities so that you can continue with your physical activities.
We offer partial coverage of your medical scheme covering you, your spouse or partner, and your children.
Boost your creativity: Focus. Energy. Yummy snacks and those fizzy waters you love. It takes a lot to be creative all day, but we’ve got you covered. Eat local, sustainable, delectable fare at our cafes, and plunder our pantries for fresh fruit and other goodies whenever you need a boost.
Engineering by doing: We encourage hands-on learning and foster internal mobility and team collaboration, with one-third of positions filled by current employees and one in five people promoted each year.
Find balance: PLD Space offers 23 days of annual leave, 6 global wellbeing days, and public holidays. We prioritize worklife balance with flexible schedules, empowering teams to manage their own hours. We work hard here, so we encourage taking breaks to recharge, ensuring a healthy work environment.
Never stop learning: At PLD Space, education and professional development is a priority. We offer extensive learning opportunities, from conferences and webinars to higher education programs and technical certifications. We encourage hands-on learning and foster internal mobility and team collaboration, with one-third of positions filled by current employees and one in five people promoted each year.
Focus on your financial future: Flexible remuneration plan lets you allocate part of your salary to everyday expenses like lunch, nursery school or public transport, which are exempt from Personal Income Tax (IRPF) when paid through this system.
Values
We have four critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future of space launch technologies.
- Teamwork.
- Hard work.
- Dynamism.
- Commitment.
- Keep it simple.
Join us to reinvent how rockets are built!