Location: Arvada, CO (15 minutes from Denver)

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Experience: 10 years

Hiring Status: Active

Eligible for Relocation: Yes

Work Type: Onsite with remote flexibility

About Barber-Nichols:

Barber-Nichols (BN) is a leading provider of custom turbomachinery for the Defense, Aerospace, Cryogenics and Energy industries. We are working with customers who are at the top of their game. Together, we help our customers revolutionize their markets and build amazing relationships with them in the process. If you're seeking to work with an amazing team in a atmosphere that supports your development, and recognizes your achievements, BN is the place for you.

Position Summary:

This Senior Hydrodynamicist Engineer role serves as an analytical specialist performing detailed hydrodynamic design and analysis of high-speed turbomachinery. This primarily involves the detailed design of the flow path for centrifugal pumps and inducers. Complete challenging analyses and designs with only high-level oversight by more senior engineers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead challenging design and analysis efforts regarding flow path design for high-speed turbomachinery pumps and inducers. Meet all requirements, including technical capability, schedule milestones, and budgetary constraints, with minimal oversight. This also includes pump test support and analysis/reduction of test data. Additional assignments might include supporting the design of compressors, turbines, and fans.

Resolve technical challenges through in-depth knowledge of one or more aspects of turbomachinery hydrodynamic design.

Effectively function in a team environment to drive organizational success and improve BNI processes. Delegate work and provide oversight to other engineers.

To qualify for this position, an individual must possess the knowledge, training, experience and abilities required:

Education and Training:

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and

experience working in high aptitude manufacturing environment.

Experience:

Minimum ten years related experience and/or training in a relevant engineering role in the

hydraulic and aerodynamic design of pump turbomachinery.

Proven rotating machinery expertise and experience with associated systems

Comprehensive understanding of rotating machinery design, analysis, test, and troubleshooting.

Expert-level understanding in the following applicable areas of turbomachinery:

Hydrodynamic design of high-speed centrifugal pumps, including inducer/impeller blade shapes,

volute generation, diffuser flowpath.

Hydrodynamic design of inducers, including high suction specific speed capable inducers in a

challenging environment.

Other:

Must be willing to work overtime as required

Travel up to 10% of working time.

Desired Job Qualification:

Experience in Ansys CFX, Bladegen, Matlab, and Solidworks.

Applicable training certificates (CFD, etc) and successful completion of the Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T.) or Fundamentals of Engineering (F.E.) are desirable.

A Colorado State Professional Engineer License is desirable.

Pay and Benefits:

To better serve our employees, we offer highly competitive pay and benefits as follows:

Pay:

Hiring Salary Range: $120,000 - $150,000

Bonus Program

Investment:

401k with 4% match

401k Profit Sharing

Discounted Stock Purchase Plan

Insurance:

Medical – Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, and Dependent Care

Accounts

Dental and Vision Plans

Paid Parental Leave

STD/LTD and Voluntary Life/AD&D Plans

Holidays/PTO:

9 Paid Holidays

4 Wks. of PTO for New Hires

Development Programs:

Tuition Reimbursement

Note: The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. This position is eligible for bonus.

ITAR Requirements:
To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at Barber-Nichols must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e., current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158. Security clearance is required for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Barber-Nichols is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by law.