Senior Turbopump Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Greater Seattle Area; on-site

Salary: $165,000–$210,000 annually

Company

hirify.global builds satellite infrastructure for the orbital economy, including systems for space-based power generation, infrared energy transmission, on-orbit computing, and secure optical data transfer.

What you will do

• Own the mechanical design and development of turbopump hardware from concept through hot fire testing and flight.
• Lead pump and turbine architecture trades involving shaft speed, stage count, bearings, seals, and engine-cycle integration.
• Integrate hydrodynamic, aerodynamic, structural, rotordynamic, thermal, secondary-flow, and bearing constraints into buildable design definitions.
• Perform and direct hand calculations, FEA, rotordynamic modeling, axial-thrust analysis, secondary-flow analysis, and life prediction.
• Drive hardware through fabrication, testing, configuration control, refurbishment, and root-cause investigations.
• Review engineering designs, mentor Level I–III engineers, and work directly with machinists and technicians to improve producibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of turbomachinery fundamentals, including hydrodynamic and aerodynamic performance, rotordynamics, secondary flow, and structural life.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD, released manufacturable design definitions, GD&T, and tolerance stack-ups.
• Experience with structural and thermal analysis using FEA and hand calculations, validated against test data.
• Hands-on experience taking hardware from design through build and test, including materials and manufacturing-process selection for high-stress, high-cycle applications.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or a protected individual lawfully admitted to the United States under the stated ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• 8+ years of turbomachinery or turbopump experience and an advanced engineering degree.
• Experience with liquid rocket engine turbopumps, reusable propulsion systems, or taking a turbopump from a clean sheet through first hot fire.
• Experience with cryogenic hardware, rotating machinery, dynamic seals, bearing selection, axial-thrust balancing, additive manufacturing, castings, or forgings.
• Experience mentoring early-career engineers, leading hardware root-cause investigations, and working in a fast-moving hardware startup or early-stage program.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity in hirify.global.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, paid time off, 10 paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• Relocation assistance where applicable.
• Daily office lunch and a stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks.