Turbomachinery Engineer, R&D
Core
Design and build high-speed centrifugal compressors and expansion turbines for gigawatt-scale AI data center cooling systems.
Role type
Senior IC turbomachinery engineer (R&D)
Builds
Custom compressor and turbine architectures, rotordynamics solutions, and thermofluids cycles for data center fleets
Domain
AI infrastructure / Thermofluids / High-speed turbomachinery
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Centrifugal compressor aerodynamic design, CFD validation, rotordynamics analysis, magnetic bearing integration, test stand operation, stage architecture definition, real-gas property modeling
Preferred skills
Turbopumps, gas turbines, cryogenic turbomachinery, transcritical/supercritical cycles (R744, sCO2), vapor-compression machine design
Technologies
CoolProp, REFPROP, CFD solvers, magnetic bearing systems
Responsibilities
Own aerodynamic design from mean-line through CFD to released geometry; define machine architecture including stage count and shaft speed; design expansion turbines for energy recovery; carry rotors through rotordynamics and stress analysis; close the loop from test stand performance maps back into design
