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L5 / L6 Rocket Engineer

Canoga Park, CA 91304

Posted: 12/12/2025 Industry: Engineering Job Number: 53901

Job Description

Job Summary:
  • A qualified candidate shall have the capability to lead the analysis, design, and optimization of turbomachinery for liquid rocket engine systems. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in the design and performance analysis of inducers, impellers, volutes, pumps, turbines, and other associated rotating machinery operating in cryogenic and high temperature environments. This role requires strong understanding of aerodynamics, thermodynamics, and hydrodynamics, and their application to high-speed turbomachinery.
  • Shall have a strong understanding of cavitation and NPSH analysis, rotor-stator interaction, tip leakage flows, secondary flow losses, high-temperature turbine cooling techniques.
  • Familiarity with engine cycles (gas generator, staged combustion, expander, etc.), cryogenic propellants, high-speed rotating equipment reliability.
  • May coordinate risk and opportunity management for development and production programs.

Essential Functions:
  • 65% - Perform all or a combination of analysis related to thermodynamics, aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, and computational fluid dynamics. Responsible for utilizing a combination of commercial and in-house developed software tools, and/or hand calculation methods to correlate analysis models and review test data.
  • 15% - Strengthens the technical capacity of the Company and facilitates transfer of technology by mentoring less experienced engineers and team members.
  • 10% - Produce analysis reports and test reports. Present analysis to both internal and external customers.
  • 10% - Support verification tests.  Work with designers and project engineers by providing analysis support.

Required Skills:        
  • Candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or the equivalent combination of education and a minimum of 9 years of experience.
  • Strong background in aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics.
  • High proficiency in utilization of commercial codes such as: ANSYS, Workbench/FLUINT/CFX, CFD++.
  • Experience programming in MATLAB, FORTRAN, Python.
  • Master of Science in Engineering or higher.
Kavaliro provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Kavaliro is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Kavaliro will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please respond to this posting to connect with a company representative.

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