Antares Nuclear
Senior Turbomachinery Aerodynamics Engineer
$140K–$220K
Los Angeles · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; preferred 7+ years of professional experience designing high-performance turbomachinery.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related engineering discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Owns aerodynamic and aeromechanical design, analysis, and test validation of compressor and turbine stages for nuclear reactors.
What you'll do
- Design compressor and turbine stages and flow-path components; support architecture trades, sizing, and performance modeling.
- Analyze rotating hardware for stress, structural life, aerodynamic forcing, and vane-blade interactions.
- Correlate predictions with component and rig tests, investigate development issues, and implement design improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related engineering discipline.
- 5+ years of professional experience designing compressors, pumps, and/or turbines.
- Strong understanding of turbomachinery aerodynamics and experience with structural analysis of rotating components.
- Knowledge of fatigue, creep, and modal resonance in high-speed rotating hardware; ability to make engineering tradeoffs.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related engineering discipline; 7+ years designing high-performance turbomachinery.
- Proficiency with ANSYS Mechanical, CFX, BladeGen, TurboGrid, AxSTREAM, PUMPAL, or NX; experience with forced-response analysis or test correlation.
Pay
USD 140,000 - 185,000 base salary; USD 155,000 - 220,000 base salary
Tools
ANSYS Mechanical, CFX, BladeGen, TurboGrid, AxSTREAM, PUMPAL, NX
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