Turbomachinery Bearings Engineer - Kratos Defense

Are you looking for an exciting career with an industry leading turbomachinery/jet engine aerospace engineering company with cutting edge products, unique niche markets, and a highly skilled expert workforce? Then you have come to the right place!

Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT), a Kratos Turbine Technologies company, is a growing world-class turbomachinery company located in beautiful Jupiter, Florida USA, which employs 300+ engineers and technicians with over 4,000 combined years of aero engine (military and commercial), industrial, and space turbomachinery experience. With a deep bench of experience in each discipline, FTT has been growing steadily for 25 years. We specialize in next-generation technologies for aircraft engines, rocket turbopumps and industrial power equipment and focuses on the development and production of small, affordable, high-performance jet engines for cruise missiles and unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

We provide a one-stop shop with capabilities in design, aerodynamics, performance, heat transfer and secondary flow, rotor dynamics and bearing design, structural analysis and life predictions, manufacturing, testing, and field support. Our Turbine Technologies division also provides engineering services, testing services, and material solutions for military and commercial engines, space propulsion, and industrial power-producing applications.

Additional offices in Derby, UK and Wildau, Germany extend FTTs reputation for engineering excellence to the European marketplace and provide access to a European supply chain and next generation manufacturing capabilities.

Our parent company, Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, leverages cross-industry capabilities to deliver innovative, cost-saving solutions for all its customers.

This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. FTT will require proof of status prior to employment.

Position Focuses on:

Analysis and design of rolling element bearings, magnetic bearings, hydrostatic bearings and bearing sump designs.

Develop and test oil and fuel lubrication skids for bearing and sump applications.

Coordinate with bearing suppliers to procure hardware that matches design intent.

Correlating field and prediction data.

Creating and following laboratory experiments for design verification.

Health monitoring development rig response.

Keyword: mechanical engineer controls bearings turbomachinery turbine gas
Required Experience:

MS in engineering with focus on bearings and five years of related work experience, or BS in engineering with eight years of work experience related to the design and analysis of turbomachinery bearings

Knowledge and practical application of Tribology (Lubrication, friction and wear) combined with thermomechanical analysis of bearing systems

Strong ability to create and provide oral and written technical presentations both internally and externally

Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Team oriented

Consistent work ethic

Experience in dealing with customers to define and document requirements, address technical concerns, and provide project status

Develop standards and guidelines for tasks being performed

From: Kratos Defense