Lead Mechanical Engineer
Core
Lead Mechanical Engineer designing and analyzing high-speed turbomachinery (compressors, expanders) for industrial gases and petrochemical sectors.
Role type
Senior IC mechanical engineer (turbomachinery design)
Builds
Proprietary high-speed rotating equipment and machinery support systems
Domain
Industrial gases, petrochemicals, cryogenic and warm gas centrifugal turbomachinery
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
turbomachinery design, FEA (stress, deflection, modal), rotordynamics, bearing and seal technologies, design for manufacturability, component and material selection, manufacturing drawing approval, root cause analysis, cost reduction strategies
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)
Technologies
FEA software, 2D CAD, 3D modeling, simulation tools, commercial software for analysis
Responsibilities
Perform turbomachinery design analyses (FEA, hand calculations, rotordynamics), establish strategy for mechanical design systems, develop mechanical tools for analysis, mentor engineering staff, supervise work processes and standards, execute mechanical design tasks for projects, support root cause analyses and field commissioning, drive cost reductions, collaborate on equipment integration, select components and materials, perform safety reviews, approve manufacturing drawings, support bid estimates
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship duties
