Turbomachinery Project Engineer With 10+ Years of Experience
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Location: US-CO-Arvada
Put a great spin on your career! Barber-Nichols, Inc. (BNI) has an immediate job opportunity for a talented Turbomachinery Project Engineer.
BNI designs and manufactures specialty turbomachinery for aeronautic, cryogenic, energy, national defense, space flight, and other commercial/industrial applications. Specific products include avionics coolant pumps, cryogenic pumps, waste heat powered turbine-generators; military vehicle fans, and rocket engine turbopumps. Project engineers provide leadership, oversight, analysis, and direction.
Barber-Nichols is a small business located just outside of Denver, Colorado. Our employees have the authority, responsibility, and exposure to make a difference. Additionally, Denver and the Rocky Mountains provide employees with limitless opportunities to play as hard as they work.
Job Description:
This is a senior level position that requires 10+ years experience in the turbomachinery field, or with similar rotating equipment. As a project engineer, you will lead programs from inception to shipment; including analysis, design, manufacturing oversight, assembly, and test of mechanical/electrical turbomachinery assemblies. You will:
- Work with Sales to help the customer fully specify their requirements.
- Plan the execution of the project and form your team.
- Lead the clean sheet engineering effort and apply engineering principles to define and analyze the design.
- Direct and review the work of other engineers.
- Oversee mechanical designers in the layout and detailed design task to ensure a cost effective and manufacturable design.
- Address manufacturing issues as they arise and help develop process improvements.
- Develop an assembly and test plan and specify/procure associated test hardware.
- Validate and document product acceptance through testing.
- Troubleshoot discrepancies.
- Ensure customer satisfaction.
Qualifications:
- BS in mechanical engineering or other applicable major.
- Proven project management skills.
- Comprehensive understanding of rotating machinery design, analysis, test, and troubleshooting.
- Analytical expertise in one of the following applicable areas of turbomachinery design:
- Aerodynamics/Fluid mechanics
- Thermodynamic (power cycle) analysis
- Mechanical (rotordynamics, stress, thermal, bearings, seals)
- Materials
- Knowledge of machining practices, dimensioning tolerances, and design for manufacturability.
- Results oriented and able to complete tasks on schedule and within budget.
- U.S. citizenship or otherwise able to review all export-controlled technical information.
BNI is a small business with a get-it-done atmosphere and a professional environment that supports employee development and recognizes their achievements. We also provide a competitive salary, an outstanding benefits package, and we are an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/H/V/D).
Note: To be considered for this position, you must complete an official application form. We also request that you complete the voluntary pre-employment information form, both available on the Careers web page.
Please send your resume and cover letter via E-mail to hr@barber-nichols.com, or mail your resume and cover letter to:
Barber-Nichols Inc.
Attn: Human Resources
6325 West 55th Avenue
Arvada, CO 80002
Fax: (303) 420-4679