Valar Atomics
Turbomachinery Secondary Flow Engineer
$140K–$215K
Torrance, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Jul 29, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).
About the job
Defines and advances secondary flow paths for power-generation turbomachinery, including seal design and procurement, to achieve manufacturable, efficient, robust systems.
What you'll do
- Own secondary flow passages and the procurement or manufacture of seals.
- Conduct seal-configuration trade studies and use the results to guide architecture decisions.
- Work cross-functionally to define a manufacturable, high-efficiency, robust design.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
- Experience analyzing secondary flow systems from a systems or seal-design perspective.
- Experience with rotating seal design or seal procurement.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
- Experience with secondary-flow analysis packages (AxStream, Concepts NREC, Dyrobes), supercritical CO2, 3D CFD of turbomachinery secondary flow paths, or thermodynamic cycle analysis.
Pay
$140,000 — $215,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
AxStream, Concepts NREC, Dyrobes
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