Turbomachinery Engineer (Early Career, Exceptional Talent)

Location: 100% onsite at Boom's headquarters in Centennial, Colorado

Salary: $87,000–$117,000 per year

Company

Builds Superpower gas turbines for AI data centers and Symphony medium-bypass turbofan engines for supersonic flight.

What you will do

• Own a defined propulsion-system component or problem, from 1D cycle performance and 3D CFD modeling to fuel nozzle design, secondary air systems, rotordynamics, and variable guide vane geometry.
• Work on the test stand and in the shop with mechanical, materials, controls, design, and manufacturing engineers.
• Analyze thermodynamic cycles, internal flow networks, and turbomachinery physics to establish operating limits.
• Support engine testing in real time by evaluating raw data, troubleshooting anomalies, and driving hardware revisions.
• Optimize gas-path components for extreme aerothermal loads and production manufacturability.

Requirements

• Degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or equivalent hands-on propulsion or thermal-fluids experience.
• At least one internship, co-op, or equivalent experience analyzing, designing, or testing real-world propulsion, fluid, or thermal systems.
• Hands-on experience with 1D/3D CFD, thermodynamics or cycle-analysis tools, and/or FEA tools.
• Strong knowledge of thermodynamics, compressible fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and combustion.
• Track record of completing difficult projects inside and outside school.
• Must be eligible to access export-controlled information and technology under U.S. ITAR and EAR regulations.

Culture & Benefits

• Early-career engineers receive ownership of meaningful propulsion-system work and direct accountability for outcomes.
• Work includes GPU-accelerated CFD, turbine blade flow-bench testing, engine test stands, and operational gas-turbine hardware.
• Benefits may include long-term incentives or equity, flexible PTO, onsite meals, and gym access.