Senior Rotordynamics Engineer

About the role

This position defines validation activities for rotating systems and partners across analysis, testing, and manufacturing. It leads work that ensures robustness for critical speed prediction, stability, and balance of propulsion hardware. The role supports terrestrial and aviation turbomachinery performance under strict precision requirements.

Software engineers turn product ideas into working code. Engineers work in small teams, review each other's work, and ship in small batches. Most teams follow agile practices such as sprints and daily standups. Engineers also write tests, fix bugs, and improve performance. The field values clear communication as much as technical skill. Engineers spend part of every week on planning, code review, and debugging, not just writing new code. The ability to explain a technical decision in plain words separates strong engineers from the rest.

Key facts

What you'll do

These models are built and refined to guide design decisions and validate performance against physical constraints.

Test campaigns are defined and executed specifically for rotordynamic validation to confirm predictions and observed performance. Instrumentation and measurement strategies are tailored to capture the key dynamic responses of rotating assemblies.

Computational models in StarCCM+ and AxSTREAM are developed and iterated under rotordynamic constraints. This process aligns geometry development with analytical needs and supports timely analysis decisions.

Cycle performance is evaluated in relation to mechanical behavior to ensure integrated system suitability.

The analysis aims to achieve required precision across the assembly lifecycle.

This collaboration ensures that production aligns with rotordynamic requirements.

Requirements

Experience in turbomachinery design over five years includes demonstrated ownership of rotordynamic analysis and mechanical packaging on real hardware. This background ensures that analysis is grounded in practical, tested solutions.

Proficiency with rotordynamic modeling tools such as DyRoBes or equivalent is required to analyze rotordynamic behavior and stability in operational contexts. These tools support accurate prediction of system response.

Blade and compressor geometry development is supported by experience with CFD, streamline curvature, and 1D meanline methods within StarCCM+ and AxStream. This expertise guides geometry decisions through multiple analysis disciplines.

Test instrumentation and data reduction for mechanical validation require experience with vibration, whirl, and rotor response measurement.

Compressor mechanical behavior and its coupling to cycle performance are evaluated using GasTurb and NPSS. Understanding this interaction is essential for system-level optimization.

Multiphysics analysis for rotating assemblies is enabled by Siemens NX CAD, which supports relevant analysis workflows in rotor dynamics. Proficiency in this environment is necessary.

Scripting in Python and MATLAB handles analysis and post-processing automation across workflows.

An effective communicator leads cross-functional design reviews and contributes to system architecture discussions.

Practical notes

Employment is at-will and equal opportunity applies. Typical interview steps

Hiring for engineering roles usually starts with a recruiter screen, followed by one or two technical rounds. Candidates often solve a coding problem, discuss past projects, and answer system design questions. Some loops include a take-home task. Final rounds typically cover team fit and give candidates a chance to ask questions. Interviewers look for how you break down an unfamiliar problem, not just whether you reach the answer. Practicing a few problems aloud and reviewing your own past projects are the best preparation.

Good to know

The role centers on turbomachinery rotordynamics within aerospace systems. Common tools include StarCCM+, AxSTREAM, GasTurb, and Siemens NX. Success depends on analytical modeling, test validation, and cross-team collaboration.

Career growth

Engineering careers usually progress from individual contributor to senior, staff, and principal levels. Some engineers move into management and lead teams of five to twenty people. Others stay on the technical track. Growth follows demonstrated impact, not tenure alone. A typical engineering ladder has clear levels with defined expectations for scope, quality, and mentorship. Moving up usually requires owning outcomes end to end rather than completing assigned tickets.

About the company

Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable.