RESEARCH ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Rotating Machinery Dynamics Machinery Designer
Apply NowCompany: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
Location: San Antonio, TX 78228
Description:
- Lead a team in the design, fabrication, assembly, and testing of custom compressors, pumps, and turbines for advanced power cycles that meet a complex set of requirements.
- Ensure that machinery casings and pressure containment are safe and meet applicable ASME boiler and pressure vessel codes.
- Design reliable shafting and rotating components that meet required rotodynamic, stress, and thermal design constraints, and report findings in a variety of formats.
- Design high temperature components with advanced cooling, thermal barrier systems, and creep life to survive design life requirements.
- Design and operate reciprocating compressors, pumps, and expanders for use in oil and gas and energy machinery.
- Model machine designs in SolidWorks and developing detailed manufacturing drawings for fabrication and assembly.
- Analyze the mechanical performance of a machine design using applicable engineering principles and advanced analysis software such as ANSYS.
- Work with a team of engineers with a specialty in controls, thermal management, thermodynamics, and aerodynamics to ensure that the design meets is intended target.
- Present updates to clients on the status of the design to collaborate and determine whether there is a need to alter design requirements.
- Present papers at applicable conferences to disseminate knowledge to the public.
- Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Mechanical Engineering.
- 2 years: Bachelors degree with experience in machine design and analysis
- 1 years: Masters level degree with experience in machine design and analysis
- 0 years: PhD with graduate experience in machinery design and analysis
- A valid/clear driver's license is required.