Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer
Core
Design, analyze, and execute mechanical engineering tasks for proprietary high-speed rotating equipment and turbomachinery systems used in industrial gases, petrochemicals, and hydrocarbons.
Role type
Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer (Turbomachinery)
Builds
Compressor-loaded turbo-expanders, generator-loaded power recovery expanders, and low-cost dissipative expanders
Domain
Industrial gases, petrochemicals, hydrocarbons
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
FEA (stress, deflection, modal), rotordynamics, bearing technologies, seal technologies, design for manufacturability, component and material selection, manufacturing drawing approval
Preferred skills
Advanced FEA, rotordynamic analysis, fluid film/gas/magnetic/hydrostatic/rolling element bearing design, gas/labyrinth seal design, turbine testing, 2D/3D CAD modeling, programming (VB, C#, Python, Matlab, Fortran), equipment startup and plant integration
Technologies
FEA software, CAD tools, simulation software
Responsibilities
Perform turbomachinery design analyses including FEA and hand calculations, develop standardized product deliverables, execute mechanical design tasks for projects and product development, communicate technical solutions with vendors, support root cause analyses and field commissioning, drive engineering and material cost reductions, collaborate with customers on design integration, select components and materials, perform safety and operability reviews, check and approve manufacturing drawings, support bid estimate development, collaborate on new design engineering tools
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic collaboration
