Founding Turbomachinery Engineer

Volund Manufacturing is a defense focused manufacturing company looking to use advanced manufacturing processes to build jet turbines at scale to power the incoming class of UAS to protect the American way of life.   We believe that defense has gotten a pass for building exquisite designs that are not scalable for too long.  Volund will produce engines efficiently at scale.  We take a first principles approach to what we do.  No process is adopted without the proof it makes sense. Volund is looking for a founding turbomachinery engineer to provide the foundation of our mechanical assemblies, guidance for test equipment and methodologies.  We want the skillset to provide energy dense designs that deliver performance according to program inputs.

• Lead engine development from cradle to grave.
• Hire a world class team to deliver propulsion at scale.
• Creation of 3d geometry for engine components.
• Design and test entire rotating assemblies for optimal performance.
• Optimize designs for thrust to weight ratio.
• Perform aerodynamic and thermodynamic analysis to evaluate designs.
• Develop or specify bearing systems, materials, and balancing to optimize system performance.
• Iterate with hot end and sub systems engineers to optimize systems.

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• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• 4-6 or more years of experience in gas turbine design, jet engine development, or high-speed rotating machinery.
• Experience in one or more areas of rotating assembly design, CFD or rotor dynamics.
• Experience with the relevant materials, alloys, and manufacturing methods to produce turbomachinery designs.
• Proficiency in CAD and simulation tools such as ANSYS, STAR-CCM, Concepts NREC, SolidWorks or NX.

Preferred Experience:

• Working specially with jet turbines, UAS and directly relevant programs.
• Hands on experience with cold and hot gassing of experimental turbomachinery designs.
• History with Analysis software for turbomachinery (AxStream, Concepts NREC)
• Experience with turbomachinery test rig development.
• Familiarity with Turbine Cycle Analysis (NPSS)